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Featured Child

Ty, 15, of Colorado is a funny, respectful and well-mannered teen. His good sense of humor helps him get along well with everyone – peers and adults alike.


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Featured Siblings

Tamara, 13, and CJ, 9, are siblings from Florida who enjoy spending time together. They need a family with lots of love that will help them learn, grow and be the best they can be.


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Caseworker of the Month

Tina Cawley, an adoption social worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families in Hyannis, is our May Caseworker of the Month.


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Posted today 6/20/2013

Celebrating 20,000 Children Placed With Adoptive Families

We are celebrating a major milestone. Over the last decade, 20,000 children from U.S. foster care previously photolisted on AdoptUSKids have been placed with adoptive families.

Posted 2 days ago 6/18/2013

Maxine's Story: Featured Foster Alumna

Maxine Archibald was born into an abusive household and spent her early childhood severely ill. She credits a child welfare worker for removing her from her birth father when she was 9 and placing her with loving foster parents. For 13 years her forever family raised her. Looking back on her life, she believes her marriage, her children, grandchildren, and her business career, would have not been possible if not for her foster parents.

Posted 5/24/2013

Lucien Family Adoption Success Story

For Traci Lucien, 51, of Laurel, Maryland, the bond formed with her daughter before they ever met. Lucien first laid eyes on her daughter, Talynn, 9, through AdoptUSKids’ national photolisting of children in foster care available for adoption. At the time, Talynn was living in a foster home in another state. They talked on the phone, exchanged letters, but Lucien knew she had to meet this child.

Posted 5/6/2013

Tina Cawley Named AdoptUSKids’ May Caseworker of the Month

Tina Cawley, an adoption social worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families in Hyannis, is our May Caseworker of the Month. Cawley was nominated for the award by her supervisor because of her dedication to providing trauma-informed care to the children and families she serves.

National Campaign

 

You don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent

Learn about the award-winning national recruitment campaign produced through a partnership of the U.S. Children's Bureau, Ad Council, and AdoptUSKids.

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