Support for Professionals.
Families formed through adoption, kinship, and customary care face unique challenges on their lifelong journey. As a professional working with these families, you already know the importance of developing a deeper understanding of those challenges and being responsive to them.
Professionals can access…
Information on local resources
Information about joining our special-focus online support groups
Details of our virtual and in-person meet-ups
Advocacy for families you support (at meetings with school administrators, the Children’s Aid Society, or with medical professionals)
Buddy and mentor matching for families you support
When you join our network as a professional, you will be matched with a Peer Connector.
A Peer Connector is a parent/caregiver through adoption, kinship or customary care that Interwoven Connections employs. Each Peer Connector covers a certain geographic area or region, and they provide parents/caregivers with a 1:1 contact for:
Information on local resources
Information about joining our special-focus online support groups
Details of our virtual and in-person meet-ups
Advocacy (at meetings with school administrators, the Children’s Aid Society, or medical professionals)
Buddy and mentor matching
Being linked with a Peer Connector offers a simple way to direct families you support, to the resources and assistance available through Interwoven Connections, as part of a unified family-centered approach. Additionally, you can utilize Interwoven Connection's educational materials and resources to deepen your understanding of kinship, customary care, adoption and permanency.
*By joining the Interwoven community, you are consenting to receive communications from Interwoven, including our monthly newsletter which contains information and resources for adoptive families, organizational updates, awareness campaign initiatives, information about social events, and adoption-related opportunities. If you wish to opt out, please contact us at info@adopt4life.com; you may also unsubscribe at any time via the links provided in each communication. Additionally, your email and contact information will be used by our Peer Connectors to contact you directly to introduce all of the benefits of Peer to Peer Support. We will send you an initial email to introduce our supports. Please ensure that you check your spam folder and make us an email contact so you don't miss out on communications from us.