Child Welfare Professionals
The Foundation is committed to supporting child welfare professionals in achieving legal permanency for every child waiting in foster care … no matter their story.
Explore resources below to help you in this life-changing work.
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Blog
Webinar Recap: Understanding Barriers to Kin-Finding
In this webinar recording, Jaia Peterson Lent and Adina Wambua from Generations United unpack these barriers and offer concrete strategies to support child welfare professionals and advocates in strengthening kin-finding efforts and building systems that truly prioritize family connections. -
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5 Best Practices to Achieve Legal Permanency for Children in Foster Care
5 best practices to help achieve legal permanency for the youth child welfare professionals serve. -
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Who’s in a Child’s Village? Key Roles Supporting the Journey from Foster Care to Permanency
There’s a common saying that “it takes a village to raise a child,” within the foster care system it could not be more true. Dive into a child's village during their time in care and learn how each one supports their journey to find legal permanency through 5 practical steps.
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West Virginia to get national help in placing foster children with adoptive families
At a news conference with a variety of adoption advocates, it was announced that the “Dave Thomas Foundation... -
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Expands Foster Care Adoption Program in West Virginia
Program aims to find permanent families for the longest-waiting children Columbus, Ohio — The Dave... -
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Almost 30,000 TX children remain in foster care system
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is encouraging everyone to remember kids who are looking for...