Virginia Post Adoption Services – Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC)
Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC)
Post Permanency Support Services for Virginia Families
Led by C.A.S.E. in conjunction with our partners, the Children’s Home Society of Virginia and enCircle, the Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC) provides FREE post-adoption and post-permanency guidance, resources, and support services to Virginia families.
Families are eligible for NPAC services if they live in the Virginia counties of Alexandria, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg, Greene, Harrisonburg/Rockingham, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Manassas City/Park, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Winchester and have one of following:
1.) A finalized adoption of a child ages 0-18; in some cases, NPAC can serve families with youth up to age 21. 2.) Guardianship of a child through KinGAP, or 3.) State-funded kinship custody.
These services are generously funded by the Virginia Department of Social Services.
Our NPAC Partners
Post-Permanency Services & Supports
Our post-adoption support coaches are available to provide information and referrals to assist your family any time after finalization, no matter how long ago you adopted your child. Families with children between 0 and 18 years of age are eligible to receive post-adoption support services.
Our post-permanency support coach is available to provide support, information, and referrals to assist your KinGAP or state-funded kinship subsidy family – no matter when you obtained guardianship of the child in your care.
Inquire About Post-Permanency Support Services (for yourself or for another family):
Submit a Referral FormNPAC has a wealth of training opportunities for adoptive families. Families can access C.A.S.E.’s FREE Strengthening your Family live stream webinars and receive FREE in-demand webinars covering a wide variety of adoption-related topics.
Learn MoreNPAC hosts FREE Training for Adoption Competency, an accredited, post-master’s curriculum designed by C.A.S.E. This program is available once a year for 10 professionals in the Northern Virginia region.
Learn MorePaint parties, zoo trips, baseball games and more! NPAC hosts a variety of enjoyable events through the year where families formed by adoption or kinship can connect in a supportive, low-key environment. Check out the events that are on our calendar.
Upcoming NPAC EventsTrained peer leaders with personal and professional experience lead these online support groups throughout the year. They provide a safe space for families to share their experiences, concerns, insights, and resources. Take a look at our ongoing groups.
Upcoming Support GroupsLed by adoption-competent therapists, these identity groups are tailored to adopted middle and high school students, allowing them to explore their identity and connect with adopted adolescents who have adoptive parents or kinship caregivers.
Upcoming Teen Support GroupsFamilies who receive case management services from NPAC may qualify for FREE limited mental health therapy funded by the Virginia Department of Social Services. C.A.S.E.’s highly skilled, adoption-competent mental health therapists serve families in the northern Virginia area through a hybrid model of service delivery, using both in-person therapy and teletherapy.
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NPAC Support Groups
NPAC offers in-person and virtual support groups to tweens/teens, adoptive parents and KinGAP families. Click on the + signs to view registration details for each group.
Join us for a virtual support group this Fall!
Adolescence is a tumultuous time and being adopted adds another layer of complexity. The Northern Post-Adoption Consortium (NPAC), which includes both adoptive AND kinship teens, is pleased to offer a FREE virtual support group for high school-aged teens in grades 9-12 who were adopted or are in kinGAP or state-funded kinship subsidy families in the Northern Region* of Virginia.
Teens will focus on connecting with other youth in similar families, promoting identification as an adoptee or child in a kinship family, providing a safe space to share feelings and thoughts about their life stories and experiences and supporting their exploration of identity.
Teens will receive an Amazon gift card once they complete a survey on their experiences in the group.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 15 at 6:15pm – 7:45pm EST
Additional Meeting Dates: 9/22/26, 9/29/26, 10/6/26, 10/13/26, 10/20/26
WHERE: ZOOM
Registration is limited and will close Friday, September 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm.
NPAC is excited to announce its next NTDC parent cohort starting in September 2026!
This will be a wonderful, supportive group of adoptive parents and kinship caregivers. This cohort will be open to all adoptive and KinGAP families in the Northern region of Virginia and the state of Maryland. The group will run for 7 consecutive weeks.
The National Training and Development Curriculum, or NTDC, is a robust curriculum developed by C.A.S.E. and several nationwide partners to meet a wide range of needs faced by adoptive, foster, and kinship families.
Discussion topics include:
• Attachment
• Child Development
• Separation, Grief, and Loss
• Trauma Informed Parenting
• Trauma-Related Behavior
• Effective Communication
WHEN: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST
WHERE: ZOOM
Additional Dates: 9/9/26, 9/16/26, 9/23/26 9/30/26, 10/7/26, 10/14/26
Register by Monday, August 31, 2026.
NPAC is thrilled to offer an amazing opportunity, led by two experienced post-adoption support coaches, for parents to meet other adoptive parents and learn some brain-based approaches to preventing and combating blocked care. Parents who are looking for strategies to reset their nervous system, find the calm in their lives, and convene with fellow adoptive parents are welcome to join!
This group will follow the book, Foundations for Every Parent’s Guide to Reclaim Compassion: A Neuroscience Approach to Overcoming Blocked Care by Melissa Corkum and Lisa C. Qualls. The NPAC team will mail each participating family a book prior to the start of the group. The facilitators request that each participating family commit to joining 6 of 8 meetings.
There is limited space available – please sign up today!
WHEN: Thursday, September 17 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Additional Meeting Dates: 9/24/26, 10/1/26, 10/8/26, 10/15/26, 10/22/26, 10/29/26, 11/5/2026
WHERE: ZOOM
Registration is limited and will close Friday, September 11, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.
Formed Families Together free, virtual support groups are led by trained peer leaders with personal and professional experience. Formed Families Together Peer Support Groups provide a safe space for foster, kinship, and adoptive families to share their experiences, concerns, frustrations, and resources! Peer support can be critical to parent and caregiver self-care can contribute to healthy family functioning and improved outcomes for children and youth.
This virtual group meets via Zoom on the 1st Sunday of the month from 7:30 – 9:00pm EST.
Meeting Dates: August 2, September 13 (NOTE this is 2nd Sunday), October 4, November 1, December 6, 2026
Due to the continuing nature of peer support, regular group attendance is expected. Please note the following group rules:
Confidentiality: Members of this group will keep what is shared in this group confidential. This includes not sharing the identity of the other members present. This group will not be recorded, and recording is prohibited.
Limitations to the confidentiality rule: The leaders of this group must report any situations in which a group member expresses an intent to harm themselves or others or in which someone discloses suspected child/elder abuse or neglect.
Respect: Members of this group will use words and actions to convey mutual respect.
Join our Adoptive Parent Support Group for some late-night chats and support.
Connect with fellow adoptive parents, share experiences, and get advice in a safe and welcoming online space. Whether you’re a newly adoptive parent or have been on this journey for a while, everyone is welcome!
This virtual group meets via Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 8:00pm – 9:00pm EST.
Meeting Dates: 1/13/26, 2/10/26, 3/10/26, 4/14/26, 5/12/26, 6/9/26, 7/14/26, 8/11/26, 9/8/26, 10/13/26, 11/10/26, 12/8/26
Formed Families Together free, in-person support groups are led by trained peer leaders with personal and professional experience. Formed Families Together Peer Support groups provide a safe space for foster, kinship, and adoptive families to share their experiences, concerns, frustrations, and resources! Peer support can be critical to parent and caregiver self-care can contribute to healthy family functioning and improved outcomes for children and youth.
This in-person group meets in Fairfax City at 10304 Eaton Place, Suite 100 on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 – 8:30pm EST. Please note that there is NO childcare for in-person sessions.
Meeting Dates: August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16, 2026
Due to the continuing nature of peer support, regular group attendance is expected. Please note the following group rules:
Confidentiality: Members of this group will keep what is shared in this group confidential. This includes not sharing the identity of the other members present. This group will not be recorded, and recording is prohibited.
Limitations to the confidentiality rule: The leaders of this group must report any situations in which a group member expresses an intent to harm themselves or others or in which someone discloses suspected child/elder abuse or neglect.
Respect: Members of this group will use words and actions to convey mutual respect.
Are you a kinship caregiver with guardianship in the Northern region of Virginia? Join us for a Virtual Kinship Caregiver Support Group to connect with other kinship caregivers, share information, and build community with those who understand the unique dynamics of your family in a safe and welcoming online space. This group will be facilitated by a child welfare professional and a veteran adoptive, foster, and kinship parent.
This virtual group meets via Zoom on the 4th Thursday of the Month from 8:00pm – 9:00pm EST.
Meeting Dates: 2/26/26, 3/26/26, 4/23/26, 5/28/26, 6/25/26, 7/23/26, 8/27/26, 9/24/26, 10/22/26, 11/19/26, 12/17/26
Note: Nov. & Dec. dates will be held on the 3rd Thursday of the Month
What NPAC Families Are Saying
Adoptive Family
“The support C.A.S.E. has provided to me, my husband, and our two adopted children has been phenomenal. ”
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Adoptive Family
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped me obtain specialized services that my child needed. ”
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Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches suggested that my child may have sensory needs. We then sought help from an occupational therapist that h”
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Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped connect me to resources for specific disabilities for my child.”
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Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches provided language I could use in a student study meeting to acquire a 504 for my child.”
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Teen Identity Support Group Attendee
“Everyone [in the group] was very welcoming and I didn’t feel…alone, I met others who were adopted…which made it easier for me to talk openly”
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The support C.A.S.E. has provided to me, my husband, and our two adopted children has been phenomenal. Our case manager and therapist helped us access an expert psychological assessment for my son. This gave us more detail on his learning differences and has helped us to work towards an IEP that better meets his needs. We have also greatly valued the therapy provided by C.A.S.E. clinicians, as our children continue to come to terms with their histories and the recent passing of their birth mother. I cannot speak highly enough of the vital work C.A.S.E. does to support children, and to help parents advocate for their family. Foster and adoptive families face a particular range of challenges, and the support of C.A.S.E. has helped our family to become more resilient.
Adoptive Family
NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped me obtain specialized services that my child needed.
Adoptive Family
NPAC post-adoption support coaches suggested that my child may have sensory needs. We then sought help from an occupational therapist that helped a lot.
Adoptive Family
NPAC ClientNPAC post-adoption support coaches helped connect me to resources for specific disabilities for my child.
Adoptive Family
NPAC ClientNPAC post-adoption support coaches provided language I could use in a student study meeting to acquire a 504 for my child.
Adoptive Family
NPAC ClientEveryone [in the group] was very welcoming and I didn’t feel…alone, I met others who were adopted…which made it easier for me to talk openly about my adoption.
