Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, May 20th, 2023

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, May 20th, 2023

A monthly support group and gathering for parents and children, ages 9-13, and siblings welcome connected by Transracial adoption, to create community and meet other families with similar backgrounds to build strong bonds, connections, and bridge support.

FREE Monthly IN-PERSON open group at a Home in Westchester/LAX vicinity.

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific Time

Pizza will be served.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home.

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, May 20th, 2023

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, April 15th, 2023

A monthly support group and gathering for parents and children, ages 9-13, and siblings welcome connected by Transracial adoption, to create community and meet other families with similar backgrounds to build strong bonds, connections, and bridge support.

FREE Monthly IN-PERSON open group at a Home in Westchester/LAX vicinity.

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific Time

Pizza will be served.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home.

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, May 20th, 2023

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, March 18th, 2023

A monthly support group and gathering for parents and children, ages 9-13, and siblings welcome connected by Transracial adoption, to create community and meet other families with similar backgrounds to build strong bonds, connections, and bridge support.

FREE Monthly IN-PERSON open group at a Home in Westchester/LAX vicinity.

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific Time

Pizza will be served.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home.

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, May 20th, 2023

Transracial Adopt Salon Support Group: Saturday, February 18th, 2023

A monthly support group and gathering for parents and children, ages 9-13, and siblings welcome connected by Transracial adoption, to create community and meet other families with similar backgrounds to build strong bonds, connections, and bridge support.

FREE Monthly IN-PERSON open group at a Home in Westchester/LAX vicinity.

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home

The group is facilitated by Adoptive Parents, Leslie Snyder and Rachel Kaufman

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific Time

Pizza will be served.

For questions email info@celiacenter.org 

Please register below to receive your map and directions to the home.

National Adoption Conference – Virtual – November 2020 Organized During a Pandemic!!!

National Adoption Conference – Virtual – November 2020 Organized During a Pandemic!!!

National Adoption Conference was held virtually on WHOVA in 2020

This conference took place on Friday, November 14-15, 2020. Celia Center sponsored this conference and 250 people attended virtually. 

The National Adoption Conference is a groundbreaking two days of education, training, networking and invaluable resources for all members of the adoption and foster care ‘constellation’. Taking full advantage of an entirely ‘virtual’ conference, we will bring you face to face with some of the Nation’s leading experts and visionaries in the field as well as live music, entertainment, coffee talk, Q&A’s, diverse exhibitors and even an art gallery to explore. 

Web access available for all sessions, films, and music for 6 months AFTER the conference through May 13, 2021. PURCHASE ACCESS HERE

This event is for First Birth Mothers and Fathers, Adoptees, Foster Youth Alumni, Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Siblings, and Extended Family Members, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Teachers, and Doctors. 

Full Conference details HERE 


The goals of the conference were threefold:

  • To provide insight, education and resources for people involved in any aspect of the adoption | foster care constellation so that they may find trustworthy and immediate mental, physical or emotional assistance.
  • To begin an on-going and transparent conversation around how this Nation approaches, administers and discusses issues regarding foster care and adoption.
  • To challenge the old and largely inaccurate negative stigmas surrounding foster care and adoption and create a new shared language that champions openness, challenges labels and prejudice and creates an atmosphere of love and normalcy around non-traditional families.

Sessions Presented were as follows: