💚 WE'RE HIRING — Bilingual Kinship Support Network Coordinator
Support, connection, and learning — updated regularly
Find upcoming support groups, programs, and workshops offered through the NB Adoption Foundation Support Network. Meetings are organized by program area to help you find what fits your current needs.
For full program descriptions, visit our Programs Overview page.
🗓️Thursday, Sept 10 | 8:00 PM
🗣️ Facilitator: Kim Driscoll
👉 Register for Late Night Talks
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Who it’s for
Adoptive, pre-adoptive, foster, and kinship parents and caregivers, as well as adults impacted by adoption and care
What to expect
Late Night Talks is a confidential peer support space where participants can talk openly about the challenges, questions, and moments of connection that come with adoption and caregiving. Sessions emphasize listening, shared understanding, and reassurance — without pressure to problem-solve or have answers.
This group supports connection across different stages of the journey and helps caregivers feel less alone.
🗓️Tuesday, Sept 15 | 8:00 PM
🗣️ Facilitators: Sylvie Caron & Heather Fortuny
👉 Register for this meeting
🔗 Learn more about this program
Peer Support Group - bilingual
Who it’s for
Caregivers parenting tweens and teens within adoption, foster care, or kinship care.
What to expect
Riding the Wave offers a peer support space focused specifically on the emotional realities of parenting tweens and teens. Sessions invite caregivers to share experiences, reflect together, and support one another through a stage that often brings intensity, uncertainty, and change.
This session is offered as a bilingual group. Participants are welcome to participate in the language they are most comfortable using.
🗓️Tuesday, Sept 15 | 12:00 PM
🗣️Presenter: Michelle Earle, BSW, RSW
👉 Register for this webinar
Who it’s for
Adoptive, kinship, and foster caregivers, waiting parents, and professionals who support children and families through permanency.
What to Expect
Grief and loss can show up in ways that don’t always look like grief. Michelle will explore how loss can appear through behaviour, emotions, questions about birth family, and important milestones — and how caregivers can respond with connection and understanding.
Here’s what you’ll gain by attending:
🧡 Seeing Grief Differently: Recognize some of the ways grief and loss can show up through a child’s behaviour and emotions.
💬 Language for Hard Conversations: Gain practical ways to talk about birth family, loss, and difficult questions.
🤝 Supporting Them — and Yourself: Explore ways to stay connected to your child while recognizing and caring for your own grief, too.
🗓️Tuesday, Sept 22 | 8:00 PM
🗣️Presenter: Claude Beaulieu
👉 Register for this webinar
À qui s’adresse ce webinaire?
Les parents adoptifs, parents d’accueil, parents proches, les personnes en attente d’accueillir un enfant ainsi que les professionnels qui accompagnent les enfants et les familles.
À quoi s’attendre?
Prendre soin d’un enfant demande beaucoup de présence et d’énergie, particulièrement lorsque les émotions sont fortes. Claude explorera comment mieux reconnaître ce qui se passe en soi, s’autoréguler et poser des limites saines, tout en préservant la connexion avec l’enfant.
Les participants repartiront avec des pistes de réflexion et des stratégies concrètes pour trouver un meilleur équilibre entre les besoins de l’enfant, la relation et leurs propres besoins.
🗓️Thursday, Sept 24 | 12 noon
🗣️ Facilitator: Kim Driscoll
👉 Register for Lunch Time Talks
🔗 Learn more about this program
Who it’s for
Adoptive, pre-adoptive, foster, and kinship parents and caregivers, as well as adults impacted by adoption and care
What to expect
Lunch Time Talks is a confidential peer support space where participants can talk openly about the challenges, questions, and moments of connection that come with adoption and caregiving. Sessions emphasize listening, shared understanding, and reassurance — without pressure to problem-solve or have answers.
This group supports connection across different stages of the journey and helps caregivers feel less alone.
Information and support for pre-adoptive parents - English
Who it’s for
Pre-adoptive parents who are considering adoption, waiting for a match, placement, or next steps in their adoption journey, and are looking for guidance, information, and support during the waiting period.
What to expect
While You’re Waiting is a guided support series created specifically for pre-adoptive parents. Sessions feature guest presenters, such as professionals, experienced caregivers, and adoption-informed speakers, who share different perspectives, practical information, and insight into the adoption process.
Alongside learning, the series creates space to talk about uncertainty, questions, and emotions that often arise while waiting, offering both reassurance and connection during this stage.
🗓️Tuesday, Sept 29 | 8:00 PM
🗣️Facilitator: Heather & Sylvie
👉 Register for Plus forts ensemble
🔗 Learn more about this program
Who it’s for
This group is open to adoptive parents, prospective adopters, foster parents, and kinship caregivers looking for a community that speaks their language and understands their journey.
What to Expect
A warm, confidential, and non-judgmental space to connect with peers. You can expect open discussions on topics like child behavior, school challenges, and family adaptation. We share practical strategies and emotional support for every stage of the adoption and fostering process.