{"id":1885,"date":"2014-08-05T09:06:16","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T13:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.ctadoption.uh.uconn.edu\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:37:24","slug":"for-adoptive-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/support\/support-groups\/for-adoptive-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"For Adoptive Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1885\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1885-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1885-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1885-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctadoption.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/817\/2014\/08\/photo_support.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235 size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/08\/photo_support-1024x399.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of hands holding a support sign\" width=\"1024\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that we cannot control the accuracy of information regarding the groups submitted by others. Please confirm dates, times and locations with the contact person listed.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Families (CAFAF)<\/h3>\n<p>The Connecticut\u00a0Alliance of Foster and Adoptive\u00a0Families is an association dedicated to providing support, training and advocacy services for foster, adoptive and relative caregiver parents. <a href=\"https:\/\/cafafct.org\/resources\/support-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View CAFAF\u2019s support groups.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Search by County:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/08\/map_ct_counties.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/08\/map_ct_counties-300x200.png\" alt=\"Map of CT Counties\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1767 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/08\/map_ct_counties-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/08\/map_ct_counties-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/08\/map_ct_counties.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#hartford\">Hartford<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#litchfield\">Litchfield<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#fairfield\">Fairfield<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#new_london\">New London<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#new_haven\">New Haven<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tolland\">Tolland<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Hartford County<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Avon, CT<\/strong><br \/>\nThis group is being offered to provide support to adoptive\/guardianship families in an informal setting. Come share your knowledge, experience, and struggles with other parents and gain support. Most insurance accepted.<br \/>\n<strong>Meeting Time:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> 30 Tower Lane, fourth floor<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Susan Engel at 860-269-3104 to learn more or to register.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloomfield,<\/strong> <strong>CT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that we cannot control the accuracy of information regarding the groups submitted by others. Please confirm dates, times and locations with the contact person listed. Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Families (CAFAF) The Connecticut\u00a0Alliance of Foster and Adoptive\u00a0Families is an association dedicated to providing support, training and advocacy services for foster, adoptive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1354,"featured_media":0,"parent":538,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 21:11:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1885"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2254,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1885\/revisions\/2254"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/adoption-assistance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}