Featured Child
Torrence, 17, from Texas is a young man with his sights set on college. He wants to attend Oklahoma University and major in business and audio recording. He needs a nurturing home with a family who can spend one-on-one time with him.
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Family Stories
Each month new inspiring foster care and adoption stories are featured in the words of a family and youth.
Being a single father of five with a family that’s still growing, Dwayne Herbert relies on his agency’s post-adoption services to balance responsibilities between being a father and his fulltime job. Read more
Born heroin-addicted in a federal prison and adopted out of foster care at age four, Deborah Jiang Stein struggled for years to find a sense of identity. Now an author and motivational speaker, she shares with us a poetic recount of her journey from rebellion to re-invention. Read Deborah's story
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Featured Siblings
Robert, 16, and Matt, 13, of New Mexico are two brothers with very different personalities. Robert is the thoughtful, quiet one while Matt is the rambunctious, spunky one. They remain hopeful they’ll find a family with enough room and love for the two of them.
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Caseworker of the Month
Anna McNamara, state program manager at Downey Side Families for Youth in New York, is our March Caseworker of the Month. She played an instrumental role in helping a single father with a complicated interstate adoption. Read more
Diligent Recruitment
In an effort to overcome barriers to adoption, several U.S. child welfare organizations are developing best practices for recruiting families for children. This project is funded by the Adoption Opportunities program through the Children’s Bureau. Learn more
Adoption Advocacy
You can make the difference of a lifetime for the 123,000 U.S. children in foster care available for adoption whether you're part of the media, an adoption or foster care professional, a prospective family, or a concerned citizen. Find out how to take action