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DCS  > Adoption  > Adoption Awareness Calendar Adoption Awareness Calendar

The Indiana Adoption Program is a statewide initiative to find forever families for Indiana’s foster children. There are 18 Adoption Champions (ACs) located throughout Indiana to help inform the community of the need for adoptive homes and to help identify families for waiting children. There are two types of events offered to the various regions, which include an Adoption Educational Event and Adoption PR Event. Adoption Champions provide educational sessions and material in hopes of recruiting prospective adoptive families. Educational events can include providing information to the residents of various areas, based out of churches, libraries, or local agencies, with a set agenda or power point presentation. The ACs discuss the need for adoption, the type of children waiting to be adopted, special needs of the adoptive children, and the adoption process. Adoption Celebration PR events are located at a booth providing an opportunity for residents from a certain community to gain knowledge on the adoption process and the waiting children. At these events, other vendors' booths that offer information about their program, will be present as well.

See map of region and SNAP Specialist listings.

If you have any questions about the events or would like to know how to become more involved, please contact Anna Wolak at 317-545-5281 (Ext. 229) or email awolak@childrensbureau.org.

The events we have scheduled include:

September

Adoption Education Event
Greenwood Public Library
310 S. Meridian St.
Greenwood, IN  46142
Saturday, September 28, 1:30pm
Johnson County

Adoption PR Event
Faith Celebration
Riverwood Park
7201 N. Crittenden Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46226
Saturday, September 28, 10am-4pm
Marion County

Adoption Education Event
Breden Memorial United Methodist Church
2228 South 7th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47802
Sunday, September 29, 2013 6pm
Vigo County

Adoption PR/Educational Event
Green Tree Mall
757 E Lewis & Clark Pkwy
Clarksville, IN 47129
Sep. 30, 1-5
Clark County

October

Adoption PR Event
The Children’s Museum
Target Free Family Night
3000 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN  46208
Thursday, October 3, 4-7:30 pm
Marion County

Adoption PR Event
Irvington Halloween Festival Street Fair
Historic Irvington
5500 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN  46219
Saturday, October 26, 9am–4pm
Marion County

November

Adoption PR Event
Orphan Sunday
Crossroads Church
1538 Janice Drive
Schererville, IN 46375
Saturday, November 2, 5:30pm
Lake County

Adoption PR Event
Orphan Sunday
Crossroads Church
1538 Janice Drive
Schererville, IN 46375
Sunday, November 3, 9:00am & 10:30am
Lake County

Adoption PR Event
The Children’s Museum
Target Free Family Night
3000 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN  46208
Thursday, November 7, 4-7:30 pm
Marion County

National Adoption Day Event
First United Methodist Church
411 North 4th Street
Vincennes IN  47591
Saturday, November 9,12:30-3:30pm
Knox County

National Adoption Day Event
Evansville Central Library
200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47713
Saturday, November 16, 12:30-3:30pm
Vanderburgh County

National Adoption Day Event
University of Indianapolis, Schwitzer Center
1400 E. Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46227
Thursday, November 21, 11am–5pm
Marion County

Adoption Education Event
Pike Township Public Library
6525 Zionsville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Tuesday, November 26, 6:30 – 8 pm
Marion County

December

Adoption PR Event
The Children’s Museum
Target Free Family Night
3000 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN  46208
Thursday, December 5, 4-7:30 pm
Marion County