Photolisting in practice
Join us as we explore best practices for managing the ethical, emotional, and logistical aspects of the AdoptUSKids photolisting process to support positive outcomes for youth and families.
AdoptUSKids
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.
AdoptUSKids video and facilitation guide
“When We Have Each Other: Teen Adoption Stories” is a video, paired with a facilitation guide, to support meaningful conversations with youth, families, and colleagues.
Centering lived experience in child welfare
Join this upcoming webinar focused on centering lived experience in child welfare.
Congratulations to the 2025 APLD graduates!
AdoptUSKids celebrates the newest leaders in child welfare. This year’s APLD fellows tackled key issues and shared ideas to improve foster care and adoption outcomes. Applications for the 2026 cohort open January 9.
Planting seeds, growing leaders: APLD celebrates Cohort Six graduates
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
Kinship care: “It’s better for the children and it’s better for the community”
Greta Archbold, who works in the New York City regional office, researched how to better prepare regional office staff to make kinship placements.