The Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York returns with the 34th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference LIVE and in person! PLUS continued virtual delivery in the AFFCNY. Network! Friday May 5th and Saturday May 6th, 2023 at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY!
Our 2022 Conference Theme Hurting, Hoping, Helping, Healing This year, for our 2022 ONLINE Conference, we will be bridging the path from hurting to [...]
For our 2021 ONLINE conference, we explored below the visible tip of the proverbial icebergs, deeply under the surface to the foundations and root causes of all aspects of child welfare, adoption, foster and kinship care.
The heart and soul of the Coalition conference continues despite a global pandemic! This year’s ONLINE conference brought leaders in the child welfare field to the newly created AFFCNY.Network and the powers of ZOOM to connect!
The Coalition’s 30th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference Thursday, May 30 – Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Hilton Albany in Albany, [...]
Nurture and Heal: Overcoming the Circle of Trauma and Taking Care of Ourselves, focused on exploring innovative therapies and methods to assist in accepting, expressing and healing trauma plus what parents in the trenches and those in the field can do to ensure that they get the support and self-care that they need and deserve.
Who Do You Think You Are? took a look at the intersection of family, identity and culture which is central to adoption, foster care and kinship care. Featuring Dr. Ruth McRoy, Kim Stevens, Susan Harris O’Connor, Andrew Solomon, Jelani Freeman and The Good Adoptee!
Changing Landscape, the 2016 New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference presented by the Coalition focused on emerging trends and recent legislation that will transform the practice of foster care and adoption in the coming decade.
Uniting Families, the Coalition's 26th annual conference, was focused on Coalition and State programs and initiatives to unite families of all kinds to work together in order to ensure a permanent loving family for every child.
Celebrating Strenghts, the Coalition’s 25th silver anniversary of hosting the states's only statewide foster care and adoption conference for New York foster and adoptive parents, advocates, and professionals.
