Photolistings and matching technology in practice
Join us as we explore best practices for managing the ethical, emotional, and logistical aspects of the AdoptUSKids photolisting process to support positive outcomes for youth and families.
Professional development
AdoptUSKids video and facilitation guide
“When We Have Each Other: Teen Adoption Stories” is a video, paired with a facilitation guide, to support meaningful conversations with youth, families, and colleagues.
Empowering professionals: Leveraging AdoptUSKids services for impact
This recorded webinar introduces AdoptUSKids’ tools, resources, and supports designed to help child welfare professionals better serve youth in foster care.
Congratulations to the 2025 APLD graduates!
AdoptUSKids celebrates the newest leaders in child welfare. This year’s APLD fellows tackled key issues and shared ideas to improve foster care and adoption outcomes. Applications for the 2026 cohort open January 9.
Planting seeds, growing leaders: APLD celebrates Cohort Six graduates
Phoenix Santiago didn’t grow up discussing policy, but her time in foster care showed her firsthand its real impact on actual lives. And while that lived experience proved invaluable in her child welfare work, she felt she needed more to make the desired difference in the industry. “We never talked about data and policy at home,” she said, “and I didn’t think I had that skillset.” In 2023, she resolved to change that, and her…
APLD fellow explores how to share post-adoption information
Melissa Fleurio investigated how families could benefit from post-adoption services when encouraged to seek them out before they encountered a crisis.