How It Works
Each STAR Adoptive Parent Group consists of 8-12 adoptive parents that meet weekly for 7 weeks. A trained adoptive parent serves as the group facilitator and leads the group through a structured (and flexible!) curriculum centered around the wonderful, unique and challenging nuances of adoptive parenting. Any adoptive parent is welcome to participate, regardless of their path to adoption or connection to Amara.
The 7-week Strong, Tough And Resilient (STAR) Adoptive Parent Group is dedicated to being a safe space to discuss the unique joys and challenges that come from forming your family through adoption. The vision for STAR Adoptive Parent Groups is that participants create lasting community with other adoptive parents and gain tools and resources relating to adoptive parenting. The curriculum has been designed by Amara’s Post-Adoption staff to be flexible, yet structured enough to complete weekly objectives, and is facilitated by a fellow adoptive parent and former STAR participant trained in our Inclusive Family Support model who understands that adoptive parenting is both wonderful and unique.
Session are 90 minutes, once each week in the evening.
Recognizing the importance of supporting families, particularly during this challenging time, the program has been modified to provide a completely virtual group experience through weekly audio recordings and Zoom meetings.
How Much Does It Cost?
As a nonprofit, Amara is reliant on individual donors to help us offer the innovative, responsive, high-quality programming that we do. To reduce barriers to participation, there is no cost to join although donations are greatly appreciated.
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Registration for the recent STAR Group meetings is closed.
“This group has greatly increased my feeling of belonging with people who get it, who have brought acceptance and grace when we have not been at our best, a place to vent and connect, and help me feel like we are doing the best we can with what we know at this point. It has improved my ability to advocate for my kid from a thoughtful place rather than just simply reacting. Getting real-time advice from those also in the thick of it about biological family stuff has been invaluable. It has helped make me a better parent to my kiddo.” – STAR participant