ASPIRE FRAMEWORK
CONNECT • UNDERSTAND • BECOME
A trauma-informed framework for adoptees.
Aspire Framework exists to support greater understanding of the lived experience of adoption through education, resources, workshops, film and research.
Adoption can begin with separation, loss and unanswered questions that may continue to shape a person's experience throughout life.
We believe adoptee experiences deserve to be heard, understood and approached with compassion.
CONNECT
You belong.
Connection can begin with knowing that you are not alone in the questions, feelings and experiences that adoption can bring.
Aspire creates space for adoptee voices, shared experiences and meaningful connection.
UNDERSTAND
Your story matters.
Understanding can bring language to experiences that may have been difficult to explain.
We explore adoption separation, loss, grief, attachment, identity and other aspects of the adoptee experience through education, lived experience, research and resources.
BECOME
Your journey, your way.
Understanding where we have come from can create possibilities for where we go next.
Aspire develops workshops, educational resources, films and other projects designed to support awareness, understanding and personal growth.
OUR APPROACH
We don't tell adoptees what their experience should be.
We listen.
We learn from lived experience, research and diverse adoptee perspectives.
And we create space for people to make sense of their own story, in their own way.
