b"BARKER ADOPTION FOUNDATION 2024 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT BARKER'S PROGRAMS 13Education &AdvocacyBarker is a trusted leader in adoption education, offering CEU-accredited trainings, hospital-based training, hands-on workshops, and our annual conference that draws participants from around the country. Barker equips adoptive families, professionals, and community members with the tools, insight, and confidence to navigate adoption with empathy, cultural humility, and lifelong impact.INFORMED SPACESEducation and connection remain cornerstones of Barkers mission. Through our annual conference and year-round workshops, weve created safe, informed spaces for adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parentsand adoption professionals to gather, learn, and grow. We hosted workshops, covering topics like parenting adopted teens, transracial adoption, trauma-informed care, and how to talk with children about adoption.These gatherings are more than educational. Theybuild community, help families feel seen and supported, and enhance Barkers role as a comprehensive and compassionate leader in adoption services.THEN. NOW. ALWAYS."