In support of National Adoption Month, Child Welfare Information Gateway and AdoptUSKids are hosting an event, on behalf of the Children’s Bureau, focused on this year’s theme, “Small Steps Open Doors,” which emphasizes that small efforts can have large impacts in permanency planning and can lead to … [Read more...]

Power in Partnerships: Prioritizing Lived Expertise in Child Welfare This year’s Child Welfare Virtual Expo (CWVE), Power in Partnerships: Prioritizing Lived Expertise in Child Welfare, explores the power of intentionally partnering with people with lived experience and expertise to transform … [Read more...]

Join us for this interactive session to discuss ways to build resilience for child welfare professionals. Learn about tools and resources available to help yourself and your clients respond with resilience in the face of challenges. Attendees will engage in practical approaches for coping with … [Read more...]

An intense appetite for reforming and transforming child welfare services in the United States is yielding many new initiatives. Vulnerable children and families who become involved with child welfare clearly deserve higher quality and more effective services. New policies, programs, and practices … [Read more...]

The lived experiences of child protective services (CPS)–involved parents is rarely considered from a social justice perspective. Parents and children endure the oversight of the child welfare system in myriad ways, and these experiences usually vary based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic … [Read more...]

A Virtual Event for Adoption Professionals … [Read more...]

FREE! The Parenting Adolescents Series, focusing on the specific challenges and “stuck spots” for adolescents adoptees and strategies for parents to support their teens, will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays (Sept. 28th, Oct. 5th, Oct. 12th, Oct. 19th, Oct. 26th, Nov. 2nd) from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm … [Read more...]

FREE! This supportive group for first/birth parents will take place as a Zoom call. Group members will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share … [Read more...]

FREE! This supportive group for first/birth parents will take place as a Zoom call. Group members will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share … [Read more...]

Monthly virtual support calls will provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences. This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster … [Read more...]