Yesterday, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption recognized their 2014 list of Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces. Every year DTFA publishes their list of companies that provide the most supportive environments for adoptive families. Organizations can complete the survey found on the DTFA website here and you can also download the Adoption Friendly Workplace Kit for [...]
Image source: National Adoption Month website / Child Welfare Information Gateway Since 1995 the U.S. has recognized November as National Adoption Month. This year's theme is Promoting and Supporting Sibling Connections. The theme was chosen to recognize the unique bond between siblings, which research has shown to be influential in children's emotional well-being and development. [...]
Today we are sharing some of the local Minnesota National Adoption Month events. November 13, 2014 - join Kindred Family Focus for a National Adoption Month story time from 10am-12 noon at Great River Regional Library. More information is available here. November 15, 2014 - Potluck lunch celebration for families sponsored by Catholic Charities Winona [...]
CASCW's new Minn-LInK brief, Child Protection and the Achievement Gap, details a recent study whose purpose was to evaluate the educational outcomes of youth involved in Child Protective Services (CPS) at varying levels, including involvement in an accepted case of child protection (CP) and involvement in out-of-home placement (OHP). Specifically, the study analyzed the achievement [...]
Voice for Adoption is hosting its annual Congressional Program Celebrating Adoptive Families During National Adoption Awareness Month celebration on November 12, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Each year for National Adoption Awareness month, Voice for Adoption hosts the Adoptive Family Portrait Project. For this project, families that have adopted children from foster care are honored. This [...]
The third meeting of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children is tomorrow (Wednesday), November 5, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Room 5 of the State Office Building. This is a public meeting. Additionally, the three workgroups will be meeting prior to the full task force meeting, from 3:00 PM to [...]
Wunderlust Productions, a local theater company in Minnesota, is creating a play about adoption and wants to hear from those who have been personally impacted by adoption. They invite adopted individuals, birth parents and adoptive parents to be a part of story circles. About the Project: We are working on the creation of a new [...]
National Adoption Month banner, taken from the National Adoption Month website Today is the start of National Adoption Month, and all month long we will be blogging about adoption with a particular focus on promoting permanency for children and youth in foster care. To begin, we start today with a link to the National Adoption [...]
