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Finding a fit that will last a lifetime

This guide is written for child and family caseworkers. It focuses on best practices in matching waiting children in foster care with adoptive families by sharing perspectives of families, youth, caseworkers, and researchers.

Author: AdoptUSKids

Last revised: 2014

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English version: Finding a Fit That Will Last a Lifetime: A Guide to Connecting Adoptive Families with Waiting Children (225 KB PDF)

Spanish version: Creando Lazos Para Toda La Vida: Una guía para unir a familias adoptivas con niños en espera (225 KB PDF)

AdoptUSKids

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.

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