Successfully recruiting and supporting African American families January 5, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published January 5, 2022 “There’s been a shift from screening families out to screening them in…we started looking at what families can do, and working to remove barriers that were preventing people from fostering and adopting.”
Understanding the impact of trauma on children’s behavior: a discussion guide TOOL by AdoptUSKids · Published December 15, 2021 A guide to help parent group leaders facilitate a discussion on trauma and its effects, helping parents and caregivers better respond to their children’s behaviors and need for attachment and healing.
Bringing joy to the support group experience November 29, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published November 29, 2021 Suggestions for creating a culture where members are encouraged to meet their challenges with hopefulness and making your group a place where joy can grow and thrive.
“All’s well that begins well” November 23, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published November 23, 2021 · Last modified December 1, 2021 “As a child welfare professional, I believe that it is my role and responsibility to lift youth’s voices in their permanency planning so that other children do not silently move through life the way that I did as a teenager.”
Congratulations to our fourth leadership program cohort! November 12, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published November 12, 2021 · Last modified November 29, 2021 16 MPLD fellows will learn about transformational leadership, take a closer look at disproportionality in child welfare, and complete an action research project that addresses a challenge in their local child welfare system.
AdoptUSKids launches new ad campaign November 10, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published November 10, 2021 · Last modified November 24, 2021 Two new public service announcements (PSAs) ads highlight the rewards of adopting a teen from foster care.
