US: National Adoption Association (NAA) receives $500,000.00 grant from the Walmart Foundation to promote Black Family Connections (Press release)
National Adoption Association – February 22, 2023
The National Adoption Association (NAA) has received a $500,000.00 grant from the Walmart Foundation to promote the importance of Black family connections through a new program, The Ujima Black Family Program. The Ujima Black Family Program regularly convenes 50 Black leaders from across the United States with decision-making authority in the child welfare process to learn from experts in implementation science and racial equity and design solutions to maintain Black family connections in their systems. With a kick-off Think Tank scheduled for May 2023 in Washington, DC, this program will immerse Black leaders in the foster and adoption communities in trainings and opportunities that build their personal consciousness, professional network, and system’s capacity to divert and deflect Black youth at the highest risk of aging out of foster care towards their full potential instead of prison.
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