Monmouth/Ocean County Adoptive Families Support Group,llc

Come, Talk, Share and Support

     * Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH) - Lauren Fajerman, LSW (District Supervisior)
1 Bethany Road
Suite 81 Building 6
Hazlet, NJ  07730
732.335.8883 Fax # 732.335.8890
E-Mail: LaurenF@afth.org or http://www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org
Adoptions From The Heart, a licensed, non-profit agency, which has helped build thousands of families through domestic and international adoption, is celebrating its 22nd year of service. The agency has earned a reputation for pioneering innovative services to improve the overall adoption process including "open adoption". AFTH offers a full range of adoption services with 12 offices in 7 states.

     * Adoption Profiles Plus - Lynne Berman (Designer)
Profiles Designed with a Personal Touch
P. O. Box 1704
Mt. Laurel, NJ  08054
609.760.7520  Fax # 856.802.9393
E-Mail: AdoptionPlus@aol.com
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     * A Loving Choice Adoption Asssociates
25 Monroe Avenue
Shrewsbury, NJ  07702
732.224.924 Fax # 732.842.1740
E-Mail: alovingchoice@comcast.net or http://www.alovingchoice.org
A Loving Choice Adoption Asssoc. is a NJ licensed, private, non-profit agency offering a full range of adoption services including individualized adoption placement plans, home study and supervision services, counseling and referrals. Their goal is to provide guidance and support to adoptive families from application to finalization.

     * As Simple as That - info@simpleasthat.com
Resources for multi-racial and multi-cultural families; particulary those with young children.
www.simpleasthat.com

     *Barbara A. Rall, LCSW
37-A4 Sandra Cirlce
Westfield, NJ  07090
Email: barbararall@comcast.net
     Ms. Rall has a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from SUNY Cortland, NY and an MSW from New York University. A licensed clinical social worker, she has worked in the field of adoption since 1983, doing home studies, birth parents counseling, advising parent support groups, providing family and individual therapy and is in regular demand as a speaker on adoption issues. In 2005 she was nominated as a Congressional Angel in Adoption by then Senator Jon Corzine. She is the parent of four grown children, two of them adopted.

     * Cafe Press        http://www.cafepress.com/buy/adoption
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     * Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc.
http://www.cafsnj.org

     *EMK Press - Carrie Kitze (Publisher) http://www.emkpress.com

 

     * Elizabeth A. Hopkins, Esq. 
Peter J. Liska, Esq.
766 Shrewsbury Avenue
Tinton Falls, NJ  07724
Elizabeth Hopkins is an attorney specializing in the practice of adoption in the state of New Jersey. She is one of twelve attorneys in New Jersey to be admitted into the American
Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Mrs. Hopkins' practice includes representation of both adoptive parents as well a birthparents involving private or agency adoptions. She also handles interstate, identified, grandparent, and step-parent adoptions.
Elizabeth Hopkins received her Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University, Douglas College, in 1980 and her Juris Doctor Degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1983. She resides in Monmouth County, New Jersey with her husband and four children. 

     *Evelyn Fano - 
Evelyn Fano is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience. She is certified in Neurodevelopmental Treatment Pediatrics (NDT) and has extensive sensory based training. Evelyn has worked in a variety of pediatric settings such as Early Intervention, Long Term Health Care facilities, Cerebal Palsy Centers, Outpatient clinics, private practice and both private and public schools. Her area of specialty includes working with children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and Attention Deficit Disorder. Evelyn is currently working for a Monmouth county school district serving preschool through middle grade school students. She manages a small private practice with an emphasis on working with families addressing concerns related to developmental delays that impact play, socialization, learning, self care, and behavior.

     * Robin Fleischner,Esq. - Member of NY & NJ Bar
11 Riverside Drive                                   374 Millburn Avenue
Suite 14MW                                              Millburn, NJ  07041
New York, NY  10023                             973.376.6623
212.362.6945  Fax # 212.875.1431
E-Mail: robin.fleischner@adoptlawyer.com
Robin Fleischner became an adoption attorney that takes pride in providing caring, personalized and solution-oriented legal services. Robin has handled over 1,000 adoptions and is nationally known for her expertise in adoption matters.

     * Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center   (I.A.C. Center)
609.737.8750
http://www.iaccenter.com
The IAC Center offers individuals, couples and families a place to get professional guidance and counseling regarding family building issues. Since the Center does not do adoptions the councelors are able to offer an unbiased view of the family building and adoption options as well as help people to make well - informed timely decisions about adoption that are mindful of the long term issues involved.
Also see Joni Mantell below for workshops. 

W.I.S.E. Up Workshop   http://www.iaccenter.com/wiseupworkshop.asp

     * Joni Mantell, LCSW. - JMantellMSW@iaccenter.com or http://www.iaccenter.com
Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center    609.737.8750
The following links will lead to more detailed information regarding the different workshops that IAC is running or contact Joni for more information.
     Baby Care for Adoptive Parents January 12th - http://www.iaccenter.com/BabyCareWorkshop.asp
      Lifebook Workshop, February 9th - http://www.iaccenter.com/LifebookWorkshop.asp
     W.I.S.E. Up Workshop, February 23rd - http://www.iaccenter.com/WISEUpWorkshop.asp

     * MAVIN Foundation
Serves people and families of mixed heritage
http://www.mavinfoundation.org

     * New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House
http://www.NJArch.org

     * PACT
Serving multi-cultural adoptive and foster families. Includes online bookstore.
http://www.pactadopt.org

     * Soul Water Rising     http://www.soulwater.org
Jaiya John (Founder & Executive Director)   Jaiya@soulwater.org
P.O. Box 1790
Silver Springs, MD  20915
301.933.4967   Fax # 425.920.0029

     * Tapestry Books - Mail order adoption books catalog
http://www.tapestrybooks.com/categories.asp?cID=205&ac=314195631
     Note: Tapestry Books has been kind enough to arrange a little something for us. They will donate to our group 3% of any books purchased through this link only. Thank you Tapestry Books!

 

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