About this Event
Welcome to the 2025 !
Date: November 8, 2025
Location: The National Conference Center-Holiday Inn in East Windsor, NJ
About the Event:
The Yes We Adopt: Black Voices Amplified Summit is the first and only of its kind, centering the lived experiences of Black and Brown people across the adoption and foster care constellations. As the African Proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The Summit assembles the “village” to create brave, healing-centered spaces for storytelling, learning, and connection that dismantle stereotypes and stigma.
This year’s theme, Becoming Whole Together, invites our community to move beyond fragmented stories and toward collective healing, restoration, and truth-telling. It acknowledges the complex realities of adoption and foster care while affirming the possibility of wholeness through community care.
Who Should Attend?
This isn’t just a conference, it’s a movement. Everyone in the constellation is welcome to attend, including adopted persons, foster care alum, birth / first parents, kinship families, adoptive families, foster families, TRA families, people interested in adoption, advocates, or, professionals.
Why You Don’t Want to Miss It:
- Centering Black and Brown adopted persons, former foster youth, birth parents, and caregivers
- Grounded in cultural truth and radical care
- Intergenerational and inclusive of the full adoption constellation
- Culturally rich panels, workshops, and keynotes that equip and empower
- Opportunities to build authentic connections and collaborations
Notes:
- Lite breakfast and lunch will be provided.
- Parking is free
- The facilities are ADA-accessible.
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Travel & Logistics:
The National Conference Center is attached to a hotel, so accommodations are on-site. The hotel block will be included shortly. The National Conference Center is easily accessible from major highways and transportation centers.
Train
NJ Transit/Northeast Regional: Princeton Junction Train Station > Taxi/Lyft ~15 min.
Amtrak: Trenton Transit Center Station > Taxi/Lyft ~ 25 min.
Airport
Philadelphia/PHL > Taxi/Lyft ~ 1 hr.
Newark/EWR > Taxi/Lyft ~ 45 min.
Car
New Jersey Turnpike: Exit 8 ~ 5 min.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Event Check-in, Networking, and Light Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome
Info: Opening Remarks & Emcee Intro
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker
Info: Becoming Whole
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Breakout Sessions - AM
Info: Two (2) Topics Coming Soon
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Energy Break
Info: Networking / Exhibitor Hall
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel
Info: Constellation Conversations
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch & Networking
Info: Visit Exhibitor Hall
🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Breakout Sessions - PM
Info: Two (2) Topics Coming Soon
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Village Circle
Info: Community Conversation & Healing
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Info: Appreciation, Prizes, & Action Steps
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The National Conference Center-Holiday Inn, 399 Monmouth Street, East Windsor, United States
USD 57.71 to USD 144.18