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.
Professional development
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… Read More »Planting seeds, growing leaders: APLD celebrates Cohort Six graduates
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.
AdoptUSKids highlights for professionals this month
Diligent recruitment navigator, tool for assessing your support services, and other key resources for your work.