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Webinar Recap: Preparing Youth for Permanency Through Meaningful Relationships

In this webinar recording, the Dave Thomas Foundation staff discusses the importance of starting permanency...
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7 Fears of Legal Permanency: A Resource for Caseworkers

Following are the seven most common fears about permanency that WWK recruiters hear, as well as strategies...
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A Home for Every Child: Aligning Policy, Practice and Data

Rita Soronen participated in a panel discussion exploring how child welfare leaders are responding to...

By Northwoods
May 18, 2026
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Unpacking the “No”: Working with Youth Resistant to Permanency

It’s important for child welfare professionals to assist youth in unpacking their fears about permanency...
Guide

Kinship Legal Toolkit

Explore strategies and tools to assist legal professionals in working with kin involved in the child...
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Webinar Recap: Understanding Barriers to Kin-Finding

In this webinar recording, Jaia Peterson Lent and Adina Wambua from Generations United unpack these barriers...
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Engaging Family of Origin on the Path to Legal Permanency

When it’s safe, engaging family of origin is critical to achieving permanency for youth in foster care.
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The Anna Jinja Show: Lane Igoudin, Rita Soronen, Bruce Dalzell

Rita Soronen, President and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation, joins to contextualize the broader issues...

By The Anna Jinja Show
July 28, 2025
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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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