transracial adoption support Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-adoption-support/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:11:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Logo-Flare520x520-32x32.jpg transracial adoption support Archives - Transracial Journeys https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/tag/transracial-adoption-support/ 32 32 The Quest for Belonging: https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/quest-for-belonging-diversity-around-the-holiday-table/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:31:24 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=4970 By April Dinwoodie, TRJ Part-time Executive Director, Speaker, Trainer   As a Black/Bi-racial transracially adopted person, I am mustering up the strength and centeredness to stay present, stay focused and not let the realities of our country stop me from protecting my community.  I invite you to do the same and see this as a time where we lean even harder into doing the work to protect children that are entrusted to you through adoption.   As we enter this holiday season, read more

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]]> Zack Fried: Recognizing Challenges of Transracial Adoption Today https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/transracial-adoption-challenges-today/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:11:04 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2968 Transracial Journeys is pleased to introduce Zack Fried as one of the featured presenters for Family Camp 2022, August 4-7th. Zack Fried is a transracial adoptee, who thoroughly enjoys discussing his adoption story with those within the adoption community, as well as those learning more about the adoption community. Zack's presentation will be focused on helping us to understand the importance of recognizing the challenges of transracial adoption today.      Zack facilitates a support group for adoptees over the age read more

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]]> ‘Mother Wit’ https://www.transracialjourneys.org/blog/mother-wit/ Fri, 06 May 2022 17:12:05 +0000 https://www.transracialjourneys.org/?p=2835 It’s May! Our nurseries are bustling with customers searching for that “ just right“ plant to gift that special someone on Mothers’ Day*. Yours truly has also been searching for some “just right” inspiration for this month’s newsletter. Serendipitously, I came across this quote from Maya Angelou: “I’m grateful to intelligent people. That doesn’t mean educated. That doesn’t mean intellectual. I mean really intelligent. What black old people used to call ‘mother wit’... intelligence that you had in your mother’s read more

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