A Free, In-Person Support Group open to youths of enrolled AGAPE families ages 5 to 17.
All parents are welcome to join the corresponding Long Island Caregiver Connection LIVE! held at the same time and location.

WHEN: Scheduled to meet on the fourth Thursday of every month from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
WHERE: In person at the Coalition’s LI Office, 21 Greene Avenue, Amityville 11701

Join the Long Island AGAPE team for a fun filled night of connection created specifically for youths, aged 5 to 17 and under, who:

are adopted
have been in foster care
are in kinship care,
are in custody with anyone other than a biological parent
are in a guardianship arrangement

Many children joining families today have had a pretty rough start in life and have considerable healing to do. Children adopted by relatives or kin may have divided loyalties and difficulty sorting out family dynamics. Children who have been in the foster care system often do not understand the transition from foster care to adoption. Even those who joined their adoptive family shortly after birth may experience feelings of confusion, ambivalence, or abandonment. Children coming from other countries face the realities of adoption as well as loss of many aspects of their culture, including language, food, and ethnic connections.

Meet and interact with kids who’ve had similar experiences

Gain insight into some of their own behaviors and reactions to family issues

Meet other children who look like them (for transracially adopted children)

Feel less isolated and alone

Increase their self-esteem

Visit affcny.org/li-youth/ to register now!

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