Schedule
Stronger Together Peer Support
Bellis hosts weekly online meetings as well as monthly in-person meetings for people whose children are parented by others. There are separate groups for men and women.
Whether your experiences include termination of parental rights, transfer of custody, an open child protection case, or other situation, you are welcome to this free, safe, and confidential conversation. All meetings are available at no financial cost to the participants.
A licensed, trauma-informed professional will facilitate every meeting. The heart of the program is people with shared experiences lifting each other in acceptance, compassion, and friendship. No shame. No judgment.
Please join the online meetings from a private space or use headphones. Thank you!
Bellis is a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization leading national groundbreaking work offering grief support to mothers and fathers whose children are parented by others.
Bellis Book Club
Our monthly book club is an opportunity to discuss all aspects of adoption, through the perspective of adoption stories in literature. Bellis is Minnesota nonprofit with the mission of serving as an empowering voice for adoption that connects, inspires and transforms.
Bellis Book Club
Our monthly book club is an opportunity to discuss all aspects of adoption, through the perspective of adoption stories in literature. Bellis is Minnesota nonprofit with the mission of serving as an empowering voice for adoption that connects, inspires and transforms.
Bellis Book Club
Our book for March is "Finding Zoe: A Deaf Woman's Story of Identity, Love, and Adoption" by Brandi Rarus and Gail Harris. Special guest Jess Urban, Zoe's birth mom, will join our conversation!
This is a meaningful new way for us to discuss all facets of the adoption experience, through literature. All are welcome at any time!
Bellis Book Club
Join the Bellis community for a book club, led by Laureen Harbert via Zoom. Our selection for February is “Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses, a Memoir” by Paula McClain.
This is a meaningful new way for us to discuss all facets of the adoption experience, through literature. All are welcome!
Bellis Book Club
The new Bellis Book Club is a welcoming place for meaningful conversations about adoption. Our January meeting is extra special because we'll be discussing "Sunlight on My Shadow: After years of secrecy, a pregnant teen's regretful story is brought to light." Author Judy Liautaud is a past Bellis retreat participant and classroom speaker. In fact, Judy will join our book club conversation! (This video describes the book.) Learn more about book by watching this brief video.