Together on the Journey

Where Community Strengthens, Culture Grounds, Courage Stretches, Care Sustains

TRJ was born out of the need for greater understanding of and support for transracially adopted persons and their families in all stages of life and sectors of society.

Founded by an adoptive parent in 2013, TRJ began hosting a 4-day family camp for the Black and Brown adopted children and their white adoptive parents to come together to explore issues of adoption, identity, and race with the support of counselors for the children and outside speakers for the adults.

Children and their parents found a space to have challenging discussions, friendships developed, and a geographically dispersed community took root.

TRJ Annual Family Camp continues to be our primary programming and highlight of the year. Families return year after year. New families join. Older campers became counselors-in-training and then counselors.

Camp vibes stay with us all year long.

Post-Adoption Resources

As there are few resources in the adoption field that specifically provide post-adoption support for transracial families, TRJ has developed additional online and physical resources for families to successfully navigate issues all year long.

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Community Strengthens
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Community Strengthens
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Culture Grounds
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Culture Grounds

    • TRJ Monthly Email Newsletter with articles related to the monthly themes connected to transracial adoption, celebrates Black excellence, and highlights books that integrate adoption into the story.
    • TRJ/June-in-April Activity Deck is designed for kids to ask parents and offers 12 monthly cards with prompts to spark regular, meaningful conversations about adoption, race, and identity. To order, email
    • TRJ Consulting Support to organize a mini-TRJ Camp in your area in collaboration with your local social service/post-adoption support agency. To learn more, email 

    Why We Exist

    Adoption is often spoken about in terms of love and gratitude, but the reality is more layered. Transracially adopted children grow up navigating profound questions of identity, belonging, and cultural connection–often in families and communities that don't fully understand their lived experience. Without intentional support, these children can feel isolated in both their racial and adoptive identities, caught between worlds that don't always see or affirm them.

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    Feature Article - July 9, 2026

    Reclaiming Independence for Transracially Adopted Persons: A Clarion Call to White Adoptive Parents

    Every Fourth of July, many adoptive families celebrate independence while the systems governing adoption continue to deny foundational freedoms for adopted persons. In many states across the country, original birth certificates remain legally sealed. When the state blocks an adopted person's access to their own origins, human identity is forced into a fragile compromise. True freedom is the sovereign right to explore, question, and expand identity on one's own terms. As adoptive parents, you must be the gateway to that truth, even when systems deny it.

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    Book Corner - July 9, 2026

    White Rage by Dr. Carol Anderson

    To navigate the high-stakes climate we are living in, white adoptive parents must completely strip away personal naiveté. In White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide, historian Dr. Carol Anderson meticulously documents how every single milestone of Black progress, autonomy, and independence in America has been met with deliberate, systemic institutional pushback.

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    Black Excellence - July 9, 2026

    Attorney Ben Crump

    When systemic failures and murky circumstances threaten to bury the truth, civil rights champion Attorney Ben Crump steps directly into the gap. Dedicating his legal practice to institutional accountability, Crump has become a fierce shield for Black and brown families navigating unimaginable loss in a world that routinely devalues their lives.

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    Email info@togetheronthejourney.org

    Next Parent Session

    When: August 26, 2026 | 7:30 - 8:30 PM
    Theme: Backpacks & Boundaries
    Focus:     What We Carry
    Context:     Transitioning into the school year. Focuses on the "emotional backpack" children carry into new spaces and preparing them to handle intrusive questions or misunderstandings about their family structure.

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