Sixto Cancel became an advocate at an early age when he had to argue his way out of an adoption. Today, Sixto is advocating for child welfare reform on the national stage as the leader of Think of Us.
Learn why culturally competent engagement and support is key to sustaining a pool of Black, Indigenous, and Latinx foster and adoptive families.
Do you know a family who would be interested in joining our speakers bureau? We’re especially looking for families who adopted teens and alum who were adopted as teens.
“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.”
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.
“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.”