The Connecticut Council on Adoption (CCA) now proudly partners with

the Adoption Community Network (ACN)!

WHAT DO WE DO?

  • Hold biannual, in person meetings at 195 Farmington Avenue, Suite 2000, Farmington, CT 06032-6020

    • These biannual meetings are incorporated into CCA’s spring and fall forums - typically in March and September each year. Please see our Trainings/Events page to see when the next ACN/CCA Forum will be held.

    • Be sure to “opt-in” + SUBSCRIBE below to receive emails on future ACN/CCA events!

  • Ensure the sharing of resources and applicable information for adoptive, kinship and guardianship families and professionals in Connecticut

  • Continue to update the CT ADOPTION-COMPETENT THERAPIST DIRECTORY

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HISTORY OF THE ACN

The Connecticut Adoption Community Network (ACN) is a group of adoption professionals and adoptive parents who have formed a collaborative partnership designed to support adoptive and relative caregiver parenting. The concept of the ACN originated at a DCF hosted gathering of Connecticut’s adoption community in 2006. A series of planning meetings over the following months identified two goals:

Development of a website intended to facilitate improved communication statewide of adoption and relative caregiver trainings, workshops, support groups, and other events.

Sponsorship of educational events that support adoptive and guardianship parents, and improve adoption competency in the professional community.

Since its inception, the ACN has grown to include over four-hundred members. Subcommittees of the group have supported educational advocacy, legislative efforts, and development of a therapist directory of adoption competent therapists.

The Network was managed by the UConn Health Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) until 2025, when the Connecticut Council on Adoption stepped in. AAP and CCA will continue to work together to ensure the Adoption Community Network continues to be a space for connecting adoptive and kinship families, adoption professionals, and all those interested in adoption to form a strong, supportive, and resourceful adoption community.