Support Groups
Serving the Bay Area and Sacramento in northern California
PACER offers 2 types of Peer-led Support Groups
Triad Groups
- for all members of the adoption constellation including adopted individuals and both Birth/First and adoptive parents
Single-Focus Groups
- Adopted individuals
- Birth/First mothers
- Adoptive parents
HELPING YOU THROUGH
WITH THE SUPPORT YOU NEED
Our support groups meet monthly and are considered drop-in. You may begin attending any time.
They are peer-led and offer a safe and confidential community where individuals living with an adoption experience can come together to share, be heard, and learn from one another.
Groups offer self-validation for group attendees and allow participants the opportunity to find their own answers within the supportive community.
The groups generally operate within the following guidelines to ensure a safe and supportive environment for everyone:
Group meetings begin and end on time
Group meetings create a safe space for all participants, meaning drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited
Each group meeting begins with a welcome and a brief around-the-room introduction.
Every group participant is guaranteed equal time to speak if they want to or they may attend and just listen to others.
Facilitators ask that there be no questions or cross-talk while another group participant is speaking.
Facilitators ask that there be no questions or cross-talk while another group participant is speaking.
Confidentiality is assured. Each meeting’s content is held in the strictest confidence.
Cameron Park Triad
East Bay Adoptees
East Bay Adoptees of Color (PACT)
East Bay Birthmothers
Sacramento Adoptees
Sacramento Birthmothers
Sacramento Triad
San Mateo Triad
Sonoma/Sebastopol Triad
First/Birth Families of Color (PACT)
If you interested in starting a group in an area we don’t currently serve, please contact us.
We are always looking to expand our reach through more support groups.
Not sure if a peer-led support group is right for you?
Check out our page of frequently asked questions:
We’d love to hear from you!
We are run entirely by volunteers working from their homes.
Please feel free to contact us anytime by using the form below.