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.
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.
“Adoption will open your heart to new adventures”
Shannon Pinkerton adopted children with Down syndrome and other special needs. She says: “I never saw people with disabilities as being different.”
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.
A TV appearance leads to an adoption
A Georgia family adopts their son days before his 18th birthday.
Outstanding Caseworker: Jillian Barath
An Ohio caseworker talks about her 14-year career and how her team connected a little girl from Ohio with a family in Kentucky.
“We didn’t know what we were looking for until we found it”
A mother talks about overcoming her fears and doubts to adopt four siblings from foster care.