2nd Annual Multi-Day Conference
July 24 - 27, 2025 | Portland State University
Mark your calendars!
For our Second Annual VOICES BIPOC Adoptee Conference!
Registration now open until July 1, 2025!
This multi-day event is exclusively for adult 18 years and older who identify as:
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) adoptees
BIPOC descendants of adoptees
BIPOC former or current foster youth in the child welfare system, adopted, or living with a legal guardian.
View the full event schedule here. Expect plenary sessions, engaging program sessions, support and affinity groups, and more!
Travel Scholarships
We’re excited to offer two scholarships for this year’s conference:
Disabled BIPOC Adoptee Micro-Scholarships. Click this link for more details: https://bit.ly/disabled_bipocadoptees_microscholarship
Oregon BIPOC Adoptee & Foster Youth Travel Scholarship. Click this link for more details: https://bit.ly/bipocadoptees_foster_youth_scholarship
Accessibility matters. If you need accommodations to attend our 2nd Annual BIPOC Adoptees VOICES Multi-Day Conference, please let us know as soon as possible! Please email us at accessibility@bipocadoptees.org.
Lodging update: We have a hotel block reserved at Hotel Vance—click here for details. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer lodging discounts at Portland State University Student Housing due to an updated booking process that now requires a minimum stay of seven nights. View additional lodging recommendations here.