Category Archives: AFAAD News

Happy Holidays from AFAAD!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lisa Marie

Dear AFAAD Community of Members & Supporters, What a year 2011 has been for us! We have been blessed to continue much of our outreach work, our educational workshops, discussions, presentations and support of films and artistic productions. We supported … Continue reading →

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AFAAD at United States Social Forum!

Posted on June 8, 2010 by afaadinfo

AFAAD is collaborating with other adoptees of color and going to the United States Social Forum and presenting! Its very exciting. The workshop title is, “Where have all our children gone? Linking child removal from communities of color to larger … Continue reading →

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AFAAD Seeking Volunteers & Intern

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Lisa Marie

Non-Profit Volunteer Support Needed!! Black Adoptee and Foster Care Organization AFAAD — Adopted and Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora is looking for qualified volunteers to work with our organization. We are looking for one interns and a few volunteers … Continue reading →

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AFAAD needs volunteers!

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Lisa Marie

Call for Volunteers – Please pass on to students or other folks you know would be interested in our work! AFAAD — Adopted and Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora is looking for qualified volunteers to work with our organization. … Continue reading →

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Save Nov 6-8th!

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Lisa Marie

Announcing the 2nd Annual Gathering of Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni of African descent: November 6-8th, 2009 Oakland, CA mark your calendars, spread the word! buy your air tickets! details up soon!

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Follow AFAAD on Twitter!

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Lisa Marie

See what AFAAD is up to on Twitter!

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WE DID IT!!!

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Lisa Marie

WE DID IT!! What an amazing weekend! Its incredibly difficult to write down what happened last weekend, and its really taken me about a week to come back to ‘normalcy’. In the next few weeks, we’ll be posting some of … Continue reading →

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One Month until AFAAD’s First Annual Gathering!

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Lisa Marie

Its been a jam packed summer and the fall has been no different! AFAAD board members have been busy busy, preparing for our First Annual Gathering and making connections far and wide with adoptees and foster care alum who are … Continue reading →

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July 08 Update

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Lisa Marie

Its been a busy year over here at AFAAD! We’ve been meeting all year, once a month, going back and forth between a social setting, and for our discussion group. These group meetings have been instrumental in our growth as … Continue reading →

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We are Growing!

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Lisa Marie

Nov 2007 AFAAD update: It’s National Adoption Month and AFAAD is going on our first campaign to let the adoption community know we are here, pushing to support global adoptees, and providing a network. We’re doing a mass mailing this … Continue reading →

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