Interntn'l Adoptees in Citizenship Limbo
New York's Gillibrand Signs on to Potential Solution
 "Thousands of international adoptees do not have U.S. citizenship, though American agencies approved their entry, bringing these children here to become legal members of their families and full-fledged Americans. Some adoptees have been deported from . . . a country they do not remember and whose language and culture are unknown to these American-raised persons," says Mirah Riben recently in the Huffington Post. This effects those adopted prior to 2001. Before this, adoptees did not automatically become citizens when they were adopted by Americans. New York's Senator Kristen Gillibrand is one of the co-signers of the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2015, a bill the seeks to change this.
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CONFERENCE HANDOUTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Weren't able to join us at the conference? Liked a workshop and want to get the handouts? They are now on our website along with other archived material about the conference. Find it all here.
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C.A.S.E. AUGUST WEBINAR ABOUT ADOPTION AND SOCIAL MEDIA
 On Thursday, 8/25 at 1pm, the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) will offer Modern Adoption: Understanding the Impact of Social Media on Adoption Today, a webinar that will explore the growing importance and influence of technologies on adoption for all involved. Presenter Robert Clifford's scoping study took him to New Zealand, Australia and America to learn how researchers, practitioners, adopted people and adoptive families feel about technology, how it's being used, not being used and what opportunities we have to make sure innovation becomes a positive part of our adoption experiences. The first 300 registrations are FREE thanks to Jockey Being Family and Jockey International (use coupon code SOCIAL).
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SH ORT VIDEO: ADVICE FOR SINGLE FOSTER PARENTS
From Fostering Media Connections comes a short video in which interviewer Justin Pye talks with Amy Woods, 38-year-old single foster parent living in Los Angeles County. She’s learned a lot about how to make it work on one income (yes, she addresses that "foster parents do it for the money stereotype) while working as a teacher and navigating the ever-changing landscape that is the foster care system.
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DONALDSON ADOPTION INSTITUTE SAYS: LET'S ADOPT REFORM
 The Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI) has been heading a Town Hall National Tour included discussion topics and panel questions inspired by their public opinion research. Each Town Hall opened with a thought-provoking presentation from DAI, followed by a moderated panel discussion of experts. Audience members onsite and online also posed questions for the panel. Catch up with the conversations and add your own adoption experience at the link below.
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CAPITAL DISTRICT: AFCR PICNIC THIS SUNDAY
Adoptive Families of the Capital Region (AFCR) is hosting its third annual membership picnic this Sunday in Delmar from 11am to 3pm. Read more . . .
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NYC: THE DOOR LAUNCHES PROGRAM FOR YOUTH IN CARE
Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) is a five-year, $24 million Annie E. Casey Foundation initiative to increase employment and educational opportunities for system-involved young people, ages 16–24. As part of LEAP, The Door will be implementing the evidence-based Jobs For the Future Back-On-Track college access and persistence model into our continuum of education, college access, and workforce programming. For more info, contact Joyce Paton at 212.941.9090, extension 3531 or at jpaton@door.org or Rakeesha Glover at extension 3322 or raglover@door.org.
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 NYC: SAVE THE DATE FOR YOU GOTTA BELIEVE EVENT
On Monday, 9/12 at 7pm, You Gotta Believe (YGB) is hosting the Second Annual Voices for Foster Kids: Stars for Foster Kids event on Broady (venue TBA). YGB is the only Metro New York City organization focusing exclusively on finding permanent families for young adults, teens and pre-teens in foster care to prevent them from aging out of the system alone. Click on the image at right to become a sponsor or learn more.
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 THANKS TO SUSIE
Late last month, Susan Collins, who most recently served as our Conference and Information Coodinator, left the Coalition. This came out of a need to bring the Coalition's core staff together in one location. Susie, as she is known to many, will be missed. She contributed much to the Coalition's work and presence in the state. Susie continues in her work in the child welfare field, serving as the President of the Task Force on Children and Families of Chemung County, where she lives.
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 CLAUDIA CORRIGAN D'ARCY JOINS COALITION STAFF
The name of our new Program and Services Coordinator might sound familiar. Claudia has been involved in the adoption community since early in 2001 and publishes the website Musings of the Lame and also presented "Conversations with Birth Mothers" at the Coalition's 2015 Conference.
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WHAT WE'RE READING: 36 AND 10
Reshma McClintock, adoptee from India who returned to film Calcutta is my Mother, reflects on ten personal thoughts and things she's learned about adoption. Her thoughts are based on discussions she has had with fellow adoptees and her own personal findings.
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