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AdoptUSKids

AdoptUSKids authors include experts in child welfare, communications, evaluation, and/or technology from across the United States. Together, they drive the AdoptUSKids project, as it supports foster and adoptive families, raises awareness about the nationwide need for more of these families, and provides resources to child welfare systems and professionals.

Foster care and adoption in the age of COVID-19

We’re talking with child welfare workers, collecting information from families, and working with trusted national and local organizations to bring you resources as we have them.

Outstanding caseworker Jonathan Nichols

Outstanding Caseworker: Jonathan Nichols

This Ohio caseworker sometimes thinks of himself as a tour guide, because he asks children and teens where they want to go and what they want their future to look like.

Outstanding caseworker Lori Nichols

Outstanding Caseworker: Lori Nichols

Flexibility, patience, and “being comfortable with being uncomfortable” are a few qualities of a successful foster parent, according to this veteran foster care recruiter.