CHSM's Support Group meets once a month and is a place for parents to come together for this sharing of support and ideas. When the adoption home study is done, this is a good time to begin to take advantage of the experience and knowledge of others. Life Planning is a program for children who need to know that there are others who have or are experiencing similar things that they are experiencing. Some children participate in this program before placement and others after they are in their adoptive home. Kid's Time is a monthly support group for kids whose family is experiencing an adoption.
Kids come together to talk to each other about their fears and challenges as well as to have fun.
Parents are invited to talk with one another while the kids are working with our staff or take the time to do something for themselves. Winter Celebration , which for the past three years has been sponsored by Northwest Airlines staff with a fantasy flight to the North Pole. Come and join us in the celebration of children and families. Know that your family has the strength and the power to make a difference in the life of children.