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    Adopt PA Kids

    ​Upcoming SWAN Events

    Connecting individuals and families with valuable resources and information is vital to creating loving and supportive environments for children in need. This page serves as a hub for upcoming events, workshops, and seminars dedicated to adoption and fostering.

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    In Pennsylvania, youth can remain in foster care until the age of 21. Many of the matching events listed on this page provide families with opportunities to meet older youth in care who are in need of permanency. Even though many of these youth are on their way to young adulthood, they continue to need permanent connections and a family to support, love and care for them. To learn more about this group of older youth please visit the Waiting Children section and use the Search Kids tool and search by age range 17 to 20.

    Birthdays

    We celebrate February birthdays (17-20yrs) for the following older youth: 

    Events

    Tuesday, March 3, 2026
    The Bair Foundation Sweet Treats Matching Event 

    The Bair Foundation Sweet Treats matching event will be held on March 3, 2026 from 5pm-6:30pm in Harrisburg. There are links and QR codes on the flyer for easy registration for agencies, waiting youth and waiting families. We will have a professional photographer (the amazing Emil Rodriguez-Powell from Slice of Lime) at the event again this year! Spots for photographs for your waiting youth are limited so register early.

    A light meal of sandwiches, raw vegetables, fruit, and chips, as well as lots of sweet treats, will be served for the entire duration of the event. We look forward to seeing you all at the event!

    • Title: The Bair Foundation Sweet Treats Matching Event
    • When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
    • Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
    • Where: LCBC Harrisburg, 4150 Chambers Hill Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111
    • For more information or other questions, please email: SweetTreats@bair.org

    The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), which is in part comprised of the Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.