Youth engagement Archives - Page 3 of 4 - AdoptUSKids for professionals

10 tips for helping teens explore adoption

January 30, 2020April 17, 2023
Article, Teens, Youth engagement

Looking for ways to help the teens and older youth you work with find permanency? Read on!

Child-specific recruitment 101

January 15, 2020March 25, 2025
Article, Child-specific recruitment, Photolisting, Youth engagement

What child-specific recruitment entails, and why you should be doing it.

Working with children and caregivers to create strengths-based profiles

December 10, 2019December 16, 2020
Child-specific recruitment, Photolisting, Webinar, Youth engagement

Panelists share strategies for gathering information that emphasizes children’s personalities and positive traits.

National Adoption Month: engaging with youth

October 16, 2019September 15, 2020
National Adoption Month, Teens, Webinar, Youth engagement

Young adults and professionals discuss the importance of involving youth in permanency planning and share resources that can support your efforts to achieve adoption for older youth.

Incorporating youth perspectives in permanency planning

July 22, 2018August 28, 2020
General recruitment, Targeted recruitment, Teens, Webinar, Youth engagement

Advice from professionals, youth, and young adults about including youth perspectives in permanency efforts.

Talking with older youth about adoption

September 19, 2016March 26, 2024
Teens, Tip sheet, Youth engagement

This tip sheet provides a framework for how to talk with older youth about permanency and offers tips and suggestions on ways to make these conversations more effective and meaningful.