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.
Kendra Morris-Jacobson with the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center Library discusses the benefits of bibliotherapy, which promotes healing through reading. Plus, she offers her recommendations for the best books to read with your child or youth to help process difficult emotions.
May is National Foster Care Month. Join us in celebrating the system that reaches more than 368,000 children and youth annually.
Drema Neely has worked with families for 16 years, most of that time as a case manager. She
first joined the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services four months after adopting a baby
through kinship care because she wanted to help other parents like her.
Kayla Moffitt will always remember the moment that she shared her desire to adopt a child from foster care with her husband, Jerad, in the fall of 2018.
Hear from three families as they share their stories of growing their families through sibling group adoptions.
Adoption Excellence Awardees Brian and Josie have written, illustrated, and published more than 20 children’s books, many of which include themes of adoption with the goal of better representation of lead characters of color.