Increasing the number of kinship caregivers in North Carolina
A graduate of the AdoptUSKids MPLD program talks about how increasing awareness of caregiver benefits is helping to reduce the number of children aging out of care.
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.
Adoption Call to Action Summit II: Continuing to work toward timely permanency for all children
The message was clear: the voices of our youth and the dedicated professionals in the field both play an integral role in achieving permanency for the 125,000 youth waiting for safe, loving families.
Project Revive: helping foster parents process grief
Project Revive helped foster parents in New Mexico normalize and recognize the grief their families encounter as part of being involved with the foster care system.
Introducing the 2020 AdoptUSKids MPLD fellows!
The 16 fellows will learn about transformational leadership, policy, and disproportionality in child welfare.
Strengthening recruitment through family support
Presenters provide concrete strategies to connect post-placement support to recruitment strategies and activities.
10 tips for helping teens explore adoption
Looking for ways to help the teens and older youth you work with find permanency? Read on!