ABCFOC

Online Workshop: Becoming a Love and Logic Parent: A Six Week Series (Week 1)
2026-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual via Zoom
Facilitated by Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist and Misty Bloomer, Child and Family Specialist with ABCFOC, Adoptive Parent and former Foster Parent
Participants should plan to attend all sessions!
The Love and Logic approach is a method of parenting that allows us to have less stress and better interactions while raising and teaching our children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. This six-week course, which comes with a workbook, will provide effective tools to help you teach children to be responsible, and to prepare them for life in the real world. Using Love and Logic methods will help you take back control and develop a better relationship with your child! Participants should plan to attend all sessions.

This is an event you won’t want to miss! Email training@abcfoc.org to register.

Upstate CAPS (Wilmington)
2026-09-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Wilmington Office, 1307 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE, 19809, United States
Join us for our Upstate CAPS (Connections for Adoption and Permanency Supports) Parent Support Group in-person in Wilmington, or virtually via Zoom from 6:00–8:00 p.m.
This support group is a welcoming space for adoptive and foster parents to:
Connect with other parents who truly understand your journey.
Share challenges and celebrate wins.
Listen, learn, and feel supported—even if you don’t feel like sharing.
Every parent deserves a community that “gets it.” Sometimes, just being in the same room with other families who understand can bring comfort and encouragement.
✅ Free dinner provided✅ Childcare available for ages 2+
📩 RSVP today by emailing training@abcfoc.org.

Online Workshop: Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Through a Trauma Lens with Special Guest Presenter Barb Clark
2026-09-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Special Guest Presenter: Barb Clark, Adoptive Parent, Author and Founder of FASD Mosaic, FASD/Behavior Consultant
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), though more prevalent than autism, are often overlooked, misdiagnosed, or misunderstood. Individuals with FASD live with invisible brain injuries that affect memory, impulse control, emotional regulation, and learning—making traditional behavioral, educational, and therapeutic strategies often ineffective or even harmful. This session offers a trauma-informed, neurobehavioral approach to understanding FASD. Participants will explore how prenatal exposure impacts the developing brain and how those effects show up in everyday behavior. Through real-life examples and practical tools, we’ll shift the focus from “won’t” to “can’t,” helping caregivers and professionals respond with greater compassion, clarity, and effectiveness. Whether you’re a caregiver, educator, or service provider, this session will equip you to better support individuals with FASD and help them thrive.
Attendees will receive a FREE copy of Barb’s book, Raising Kids and Teens with FASD: Advice & Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!
Barb’s training offers real-world strategies that actually work. As the adoptive parent of five adult children, including one with FASD, and having been diagnosed herself with FASD at age 56, Barb brings lived experience and deep insight to her work in her business FASD Mosaic, and brings even greater authenticity to her first book–Raising Kids and Teens with FASD: Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family Thrive.

📩 RSVP today by emailing training@abcfoc.org.

Online Workshop: Becoming a Love and Logic Parent: A Six Week Series
2026-09-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual via Zoom

Downstate CAPS (Milford)
2026-09-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Milford Office, 805 S. DuPont Boulevard, Milford, DE, 19963, United States
Join us for our Downstate CAPS (Connections for Adoption and Permanency Supports) Parent Support Group tonight in Milford from 6:00–8:00 p.m.
This in-person support group is a welcoming space for adoptive and foster parents to:
Connect with other parents who truly understand your journey.
Share challenges and celebrate wins.
Listen, learn, and feel supported—even if you don’t feel like sharing.
Every parent deserves a community that “gets it.” Sometimes, just being in the same room with other families who understand can bring comfort and encouragement.
✅ Free dinner provided✅ Childcare available for ages 2+
📩 RSVP today by emailing training@abcfoc.org.

In-Person Workshop: Your Amazing Brain! A Family Event to Explore Emotions, Behavior, and the Brain
2026-10-17 10:00 - 14:00 | A Better Chance for our Children, 805 S. DuPont Blvd, Milford, DE, 19963, United States
Facilitated by: ABCFOC Staff
Bring the kids and join us for a powerful, interactive Saturday workshop designed for parents and kids (ages 5+) to explore what’s really going on in the brain during those roaring, grumping, and shut-down moments — and learn what you both can do about it!
This workshop is based on the work of Jessica Sinarski, renowned author of “Your Amazing Brain” and the Riley the Brave series of books, among others. Registrants will receive a free workbook! We’ll do activities and learn new information to bring the “invisible world” of the brain to life in fun, memorable, and practical ways. Expect a day full of learning, laughter, and lightbulb moments, along with free books and takeaways to help continue the learning at home! And we’ll serve lunch!
LOCATION TBD.
Please consider joining us for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Email training@abcfoc.org to register.

Do More 24: Delaware's Largest Day of Giving
2026-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Wilmington Office, 1307 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE, 19809, United States
Last year you helped us raise $15,000 for our children and families, can you help us raise $18,000 this year?

There are over 500 children waiting in Delaware’s foster care system. Each one of them deserves a safe, loving, and permanent family in which they can thrive.

Our programs are primarily funded through state contracts, which help us provide essential services to children and families. But state funding and insurance, only cover a portion of what it truly takes to help a child heal and thrive.

The truth is, there are critical gaps.

Gaps in the resources parents need to build strong, lasting connections with their children.
Gaps in therapeutic supports that help children process trauma and develop healthy coping skills.
Gaps in family-centered events, respite care, and community experiences that create a safety net for families who often feel isolated.
Gaps in 24/7, lifetime support, because challenges don’t happen on a schedule, and having someone to call when everything is falling apart can change the outcome.
Gaps in emergency funds, so families can focus on their children instead of worrying about how to replace a broken refrigerator or pay for a therapy not covered by insurance.

These are the moments and services that change lives and they aren’t covered by state funding.

That’s where you come in.

Your support bridges the gap between what funding allows and what families truly need, ensuring no family walks this journey alone.

Join us for Delaware’s largest day of giving here!
