Navigating the Holidays for Foster, Guardianship, Kinship, and Adoptive Families

The holidays can be a time of both joy and stress for children no longer with their birth parents, exacerbating feelings of loss and difference. Attendees will learn about the challenges of navigating the holidays for adoptees, foster youth, and kinship families.

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WHEN: Friday, December 5, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

WHERE: 3201 Tioga Parkway, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

COST: FREE!

Navigating the Holidays for Foster, Guardianship, Kinship, and Adoptive Families
The holidays can be a time of both joy and stress for children no longer with their birth parents, exacerbating feelings of loss and difference. Attendees will learn about the challenges of navigating the holidays for adoptees, foster youth, and kinship families.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Tony Hynes, Ph.D. was adopted by his parents, Mary and Janet, in the mid-1990s. He has been invited to be a speaker at conferences on adoption and foster care throughout the nation and has a passion for speaking up for children and families touched by challenges in the adoption and foster care system. He writes about his experiences growing up as both an interracial adoptee and as a child growing up in an LGBTQ-headed household in his memoir “The Son With Two Moms“, which has been cited in the DC family court system to inform best practice. Tony’s work and writing have been featured in The Atlantic, and he is a contributing author to books such as What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption and Adoption Unfiltered. Tony completed his master’s thesis in Sociology on the psychology of children within the same-sex headed household, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His dissertation focuses on social connectedness among adult, interracial adoptees. As the Training and Content Development Specialist at C.A.S.E., Tony has designed innovative training curriculums that help families and professionals respond to evaluation and assessment tools that encapsulate holistic pictures of adoptees and foster youth.

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Navigating the Holidays for Foster, Guardianship, Kinship, and Adoptive Families