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Welcome to the ITVS Community Connections Project (CCP) outreach page for:
The CCP is supporting DADDY & PAPA through a variety of community engagement activities and resources prior to the broadcast. DADDY & PAPA originally broadcast on the PBS series Independent Lens June 3, 2003. Check local listings for additional dates.
Get involved! Email outreach@itvs.org.
What if your most controversial act turned out to be the most traditional thing in the world? DADDY & PAPA looks at gay fathers who face both the routine and revolutionary challenges of becoming parents. As they change the landscape of the American family, these fathers wrestle with complicated issues — from surrogacy to interracial adoption, gay divorce and legal custody.
Through partnerships with national organizations, social service professionals, the LGBT community and educators, we will be:
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Creating public awareness around gay parenting
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Discussing issues of transracial adoption
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Educating the LGBT community about parenting options
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Initiating participation in "Talkback" on the website
All materials are available to our national and local partners and public television stations at no cost. These include:
With the help of our national partners and regional organizers, we want to make a difference in your community by:
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Sponsoring child welfare trainings & activities addressing transracial and gay adoption
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Conducting in-services about state adoption laws
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Incorporating DADDY & PAPA in parent education workshops and family diversity classes
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Hosting preview screenings and facilitated discussion forums at churches, community centers, academic institutions, etc.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org
The ACLU works to defend and preserve individuals’ rights and liberties as guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Adoptions from the Heart
http://www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org
Adoptions From The Heart provides quality, comprehensive, on-going adoption services to all members of the adoption triad in private or agency adoption.
Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
http://www.colage.org
COLAGE engages, connects and empowers people to make the world a better place for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents and families.
Families Like Ours
http://www.familieslikeours.org
Families Like Ours provides adoptive and pre-adoptive families with a centralized free resource for information and support.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
http://www.glsen.org/templates/
GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
http://www.naswdc.org
NASW works to enhance the professional development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards and to advance sound social policies.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)
http://www.calib.com/naic
NAIC provides information on all aspects of adoption for professionals, policy makers, and the general public.
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)
http://www.uua.org
A faith-based organization with historical roots in the Jewish and Christian traditions, the UUA actively supports the rights of bisexual, gay and lesbian people.
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