Outstanding Caseworker: Lynette Rao
According to this Florida adoption specialist, successful adoptive parents are fierce advocates who understand trauma and never give up hope.
Path to parenthood
Outstanding Caseworker: Shamira Bennett
“It’s amazing to me that you can go from being a stranger walking through the door to someone a child looks up to in a month’s time.”
Questions to ask when accepting a foster placement
Advice from experienced foster parents and social workers who train and support them.
“Adopting a teen rocks your world—in wonderful and unexpected ways”
A Minnesota social worker talks about the process of adopting her daughter.
Unexpected gains
“Sometimes when your heart is telling you to get to know a child, the message might be to not overthink it, and to take it a step at a time.”
Outstanding Caseworker: Michael Graves
In less than a year, this Oklahoma permanency worker has inspired a family and a CASA volunteer to sing his praises for the support he provides to foster parents and birth families.