February
2026
Our Community
Adoptee Hub: Training, Education, & Support Regarding ICE
Adoptee Hub provides training, education, support, and discussion around the topic of ICE due to community needs and concerns. Topics change every week and has varying time for discussion to process emotions. Most sessions are adoptee only but we anticipate that the session on the 2/22/26 will be open to allies. We have enough space for 300 attendees. We anticipate different guest speakers and audience members in every session.
WHEN:
Sundays at 12pm Central Time
WHERE: Online
NEXT UP:
"Ways to Keep Safe & Reduce the Risk of Detainment by ICE"
Sunday, February 8th 12pm-3pm CT
Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin Americas: Monthly Zoom Calls
Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin Americas is a volunteer based, peer centered group for adult adoptees with ties to South America & Extended Latin Americas by birth or birth parent. Our mission is to provide adoptees with a space for connection, support and encouragement in any step of their journey.
Monthly Zoom Calls (18+): Conversations on adoptee-related and broader topics. Times rotate monthly to include members across time zones.
Migrating Toward Wholeness:
Virtual Healing Retreats for Adoptees
Dr. Liz DeBetta’s Virtual Migrating Toward Wholeness™ Retreats support adoptees in reclaiming voice, agency, and connection through trauma-informed writing and reflective practice. Each retreat is designed to honor nervous-system care, consent, and the power of lived experience. Flexible options in 2026 include single retreats and a six-month healing journey.
WHEN:
February 21, 2026
March 14, 2026
April 11, 2026
May 16, 2026
June 20, 2026
WHERE:
Online
TIES - Language at the Lakes
Guatemalan Ties Language at the Lake invites adoptees of all backgrounds and their loved ones to slow down, connect, and experience Guatemala in a warm, authentic way. Set along the stunning shores of Lake Atitlán in San Pedro La Laguna, this program blends meaningful Spanish learning with cultural exploration and community connection. Each day offers something memorable: morning language lessons, afternoons exploring local markets and Tz'utujil traditions, and peaceful moments by the lake. It is an opportunity to deepen your relationship with Guatemala, build community, and feel truly welcomed into the heart of this vibrant lakeside town.
Register before March 31, 2026 for an early-bird discount of $200 off per person!
Questions? Contact [email protected] or (303) 418-4579
Holding Compassionate Space:
Adoptee-Led Sacred Plant Medicine Retreats
9-Day/8-night adoptee-led sacred plant medicine retreats with adoptee indigenous healers in Pucallpa, Peru. This trauma-informed, adoptee-informed compassionate space in the Amazonian rainforest is offered as a safe container for deep transformational work. It is an opportunity to reconnect with nature, our spirits, and our ancestral roots.
WHEN:
June - August 2026
WHERE:
Pucallpa, Peru
Closed* Conference: "FAMILY" - First, Found, and Future
Chinese Adoptee Collective is thrilled to present “FAMILY” - First, Found, and Future - the 2nd closed* conference for people adopted from China, to take place May 22-25 2026 at the Asian Arts Initiative in-person (free digital conference to be published afterward).
*Attendees must be people adopted from China who are 18+ years old. No general public, partners, or adoptive parents.
WHEN:
May 22-25, 2026
WHERE:
Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
COST: Pay What You Can / Sliding Scale / No One is Turned Away for Lack of Funds
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