Outstanding Caseworker: Stacie Miller September 1, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published September 1, 2021 · Last modified September 2, 2021 “Like a good social worker, a good foster parent is passionate about helping kids. They don’t give up when things get hard. They can continue to love, no matter what happens.”
Supporting sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in children August 12, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published August 12, 2021 · Last modified August 26, 2021 Advocate at school and in the community, look for role models, say “yes” to the dress, and other advice from a child psychologist and parent of a gender-expansive child.
“Hair shouldn’t be an obstacle in foster parenting” August 5, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published August 5, 2021 · Last modified August 24, 2021 A Mississippi social worker talks about the qualities of a good foster parent, including honoring a child’s culture and working toward reunification.
Outstanding Caseworker: Latanga McGill June 8, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published June 8, 2021 · Last modified July 19, 2021 A Mississippi licensing specialist talks about how she supports foster parents and what’s kept her doing this job for the last 10 years.
May is National Foster Care Month! April 30, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published April 30, 2021 · Last modified May 27, 2021 This month—and every month—we celebrate the foster parents, volunteers, and others who are helping to create success and lasting connections for children in foster care.
Outstanding Caseworker: Lindsey Cox April 15, 2021 by AdoptUSKids · Published April 15, 2021 · Last modified April 30, 2021 Lindsey Cox understands the challenges and rewards of adopting from foster care, because she’s both a caseworker and a foster mom: “It’s one thing to be trained; it’s another thing to live your job.”
