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.

The Green family all together and holding a banner that says, "We are the village."

Parents adopt 6 siblings from foster care: “The love is forever”

August 7, 2023January 28, 2026

Discover how adopting from foster care has brought more love and fulfillment to this family than they could have imagined.

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Good grief: Finding strength in facing grief and loss as an adoptive parent

August 2, 2023January 28, 2026

There is a lot to gain when we understand our grief and look at it head-on.

Grandparents playing with a child at a celebration with balloons

Maintaining contact between birth and adoptive families

July 5, 2023January 28, 2026

Maintaining contact with birth families is important to a child’s sense of belonging and well-being. And there are a lot of approaches that can work, depending on your family’s circumstances.