About the Collaboration
Our Mission
The mission of AdoptUsKids is to recruit and connect foster and adoptive families with waiting children throughout the United States.
Our Work
Training & Technical Assistance
- Participant in the National Training and Technical Assistance Network
- Consultation to address States’ and Tribes’ priority issues related to recruitment and retention in Federal reviews
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- National photolisting of children waiting in foster care for adoptive families
- Information on foster care and adoption for families, professionals and the media
- Thousands of licensed, adoptive families are registered on adoptuskids.org
Answering the Call Publications
- Barriers & Success Factors in Adoption from Foster Care: Perspectives of Families & Staff
- Dollars and Sense: A Guide to Achieving Adoptions Through Public-Private Contracting
- Finding a Fit That Will Last a Lifetime: A Guide to Connecting Adoptive Families with Waiting Children
- Finding Common Ground: A Guide to Connecting Adoptive Families with Communities of Faith
- Lasting Impressions: A Guide for Photolisting Children
- Practitioner’s Guide: Getting More Parents for Children from Your Recruitment Efforts
- Wherever My Family Is: That’s Home - Adoption Services for Military Families
National Recruitment Campaign
- National multi-media campaigns to recruit families for waiting children including public relations outreach
- Recruitment Response Teams in each state to respond to prospective foster and adoptive families
Parent Respite Program
- Annual mini-grant awards to parent support groups
- Development of national respite model to support foster and adoptive families
Partners
Collaboration partners include: University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, Northwest Adoption Exchange, North American Council on Adoptable Children, The Adoption Exchange, and The Adoption Exchange Association.
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