AdoptUSKids authors include experts in child welfare, communications, evaluation, and/or technology from across the United States. Together, they drive the AdoptUSKids project, as it supports foster and adoptive families, raises awareness about the nationwide need for more of these families, and provides resources to child welfare systems and professionals.
Consider making 2025 the year you elevate your career and the future of child welfare by participating in APLD.
This prestigious 12-month fellowship is more than just a professional development opportunity. The program offers several avenues for personal and professional growth and a structured path for exploring impactful solutions that tackle real challenges in child welfare.
Phoenix Santiago didn’t grow up discussing policy, but her time in foster care showed her firsthand its real impact on actual lives. And while that… Read More »Planting seeds, growing leaders: APLD celebrates Cohort Six graduates
Greta Archbold, who works in the New York City regional office, researched how to better prepare regional office staff to make kinship placements.
This podcast discussion guide is a tool designed to accompany the Navigating Adoption podcast from AdoptUSKids and can be used to facilitate meaningful conversations with prospective families about their foster or adoption journey.
Kendra Morris-Jacobson with the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center Library discusses the benefits of bibliotherapy, which promotes healing through reading. Plus, she offers her recommendations for the best books to read as a child welfare or family support professional, as well as books she’d suggest for families to read together to help their child or youth process difficult emotions.
Young people have a right to a say about their future, including their permanency plans. We all share that point of view. But it sometimes takes a reminder or a mental reset to embrace authentic youth engagement. This article provides tips and resources to help us get in the right mindset.