Sunrise Family Services Society
171 West Esplanade # 102 V7M 3J9 North Vancouver, BC, Canada

A Child's Song Adoption Support Services is offering "This is Table Talk" for BIPOC Boys which provides conversational opportunities to connect with other youth of color, mentors and POC leaders in the community via ZOOM. Youth will be empowered and encouraged to share experiences, tell stories and above all, experience coregulation. Click the link below for more information.

AFABC are hosting a family event for Halloween! Check it out below.

A Child's Song Adoption Support Services is offering a Back to School Workshop for foster and adoptive parents on Saturday August 29, 2020.

The Cradle presents Raising Black Boys 2020 Webinar on July 30th, 2020. The goal of the Our Children series is to educate families about the realities and injustices their children may experience and give parents the tools they need to help them better understand and parent their child. Find out more here: https://cradle.org/center-lifelong/our-children-initiative

Anyone , anywhere can donate, join and start a team and participate in Beautiful Run BC - August 8, 2020. Support Beautiful Gate Lesotho!

Anyone , anywhere can donate, join and start a team and participate in Beautiful Run BC - August 8, 2020. Support Beautiful Gate Lesotho!

As we all take time to deepen our understanding of systemic racism and each one of us asks "how can we do better", we want to continue to be part of the conversation. We will continue to provide resources and also would love to hear what resources you have found most helpful so that we can share them with others. Please reach out to us by phone on 604-984-2488 or email at [email protected] to let us know how we can do better. There is nothing more important.

A great opportunity to connect with other Adoption Agencies and CARA CEO, Deepak Kumar to discuss inter-country adoptions in India

Adoptive parents doing amazing things to get their children home. https://www.facebook.com/139973899373506/posts/3066097826761084/?vh=e&d=n

Crimson Door Healing is hosting a private Zoom session for interracial adoptive parents on Tuesday June 16, 2020 at 7.00pm. Dana Pemberton and Colleen Robinson of Crimson Door Healing will be sharing strategies and tips on how to raise happy and confident children through these challenging times. This is a free event. To register, please send an email to: [email protected].

Check out this panel hosted by Akoma Vancouver about Talking to Kids about Race. The panel is on tonight at 7.00pm.

It is hard not to feel overwhelmed with the state of the world at this time, but as stated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. times like these are the ultimate measure of a person. The systemic racism that led to the horrific death of George Floyd needs to end. It is insufficient to not be racist, we must be actively anti-racist. We must speak out against racist acts, injustice and inequality, as to remain silent, is to be complicit. The Sunrise family is one that is united ...across borders, ethnicities and cultural lines. We are proud of our families who have chosen intercountry adoptions and met the unique challenges they have head on. Families embrace the cultures of their children and teach their children to be proud of who they are. We must all find out how we can support equality and actively seek ways to challenge entrenched racism. These are hard but extremely important conversations to have with each other and with our children. Natasha Chalke Sunrise Executive Director

Nobody's Perfect is a free six-week online parenting program for parents of kids aged 0 - 5 years. AFABC will be offering it free to adoptive parents starting in June. If you're interested, please register by Wednesday, May 27 to join: bit.ly/NobodysPerfectJune2020

GRATITUDE As staying home becomes our new normal, and being isolated for the foreseeable future, the losses are mounting. My youngest said yesterday, I miss people.... There are many strategies to help our kids manage during this time, including exercise, meditation, art, and cultivating a sense of gratitude. Studies have shown that teaching kids to have a gratitude mindset can help kids gain perspective and lead to a greater perceived sense of happiness, self-esteem, ho...pe, empathy and optimism. Grateful thinking has been shown to create positive attitudes towards school and family. These are qualities that will help us all to weather this storm. Our family has started sharing our gratitudes first thing in the morning to try to start the day on a positive note. And we made gratitude posters to celebrate all we have to be thankful for... Resources: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu//what_parents_neglect_to_ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu//grateful_schools_happy_s https://www.huffpost.com//11-tips-for-instilling-true-grat

Did you know that BC's two licensed adoption agencies are currently open and welcoming prospective clients? Discover how Sunrise Family Services Society and the... Adoption Centre of British Columbia have responded to COVID-19 in this recent AFABC article. bit.ly/AFABCAgenciesUpdate #Adoption