2020 National Adoption Month
Professionals and young people who have experienced care talk about engaging youth and incorporating youth voice into practice.
Recruit families
Engaging youth isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a path to permanency
The director of the Northwest Adoption Exchange writes about empowering youth to tell their own stories to potential families.
Planning for new approaches to National Adoption Month this year
We know that many systems and communities will need to think creatively and find ways to meet these and other National Adoption Month goals this year. Here are a few suggestions.
Evaluating new approaches to working with families
Collecting and analyzing data about your service changes now and how they affect families’ experiences can equip you with valuable information for making program decisions in the future.
Engaging youth in writing their narratives
Presenters share strategies to help you engage youth in creating effective, strengths-based profiles.
Looking for NRCDR resources?
The NRCDR project ended in 2017, but you can find the rich array of tools, tip sheets, and webinars they created right here.