Announcements
Posted 11/7/2012
Help Us Celebrate National Adoption Month
November is National Adoption Month and this year’s theme celebrates advancements in adoption in the digital age. In partnership with the U.S. Children’s Bureau and Child Welfare Information Gateway, we have developed several new resources about using social media and other online tools to help children in foster care find loving, permanent families.
Posted 10/26/2012
Nancy Holland Named AdoptUSKids' October Caseworker of the Month
Nancy Holland, a caseworker in the Foster and Adoption Resources Unit for the Nassau County Department of Social Services in New York, is our October Caseworker of the Month. She performs her job with the utmost attention given to families and children, including excellent post-placement support services.
Posted 10/25/2012
Adoption Success Story of the Bankhead Family
As a writer and actor, Karen Bankhead has developed her own characters as well as landing acting roles on TV shows such as “Will and Grace” and “Gilmore Girls.” Despite not having any parenting experience, being single, and living in the city, Bankhead was able to nail the role of being a mom. What she found along the way is that parenting is something everybody learns by doing.
Posted 8/27/2012
New PSA for Foster Care and Adoption Featuring Disney's The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The national media outreach campaign for foster care and adoption done in partnership with the U.S. Children’s Bureau and Ad Council has a new public service ad (PSA) featuring Disney's movie The Odd Life of Timothy Green. The ad is a 30-second spot and available in both English and Spanish.
Posted 8/23/2012
Keema's Story: Featured Foster Alumni
Keema Davis, 30, of Jamaica, New York, has gone full circle in more ways than one. As a foster care alumna, she knows the fear and distrust that can surface in rebelling against adults. She also knows how it feels to be a child welfare professional working with youth in the system, helping them find forever families.
