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February 19, 2013
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As African American History Month, February is a good time to remember that African-American children continue to be overrepresented in the child welfare system, and adoption professionals need to diligently recruit families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children waiting for families. (See the Information Gateway web section on disproportionality.) This month's Adoption Triad provides resources on engaging African-American families in adoption.
- Visit the AdoptUSKids website to find (1) a publication on working with African-American families and (2) a list of agencies that specialize in working with African-American and other minority families:
- Review the following publications for more ideas on engaging African-American Families:
- Explore how emerging leaders of color are building capacity to address minority adoption issues through the Minority Adoption Leadership Development Institute (MALDI):
Adoption Triad is published on the third Tuesday of each month. We welcome your feedback on Adoption Triad, as well as on our website and publications.
Regards,
Phyllis Charles
Adoption Program Manager
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Adoption Triad is distributed at no charge by Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov), a service of the Children's Bureau/ACF/HHS (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb). It provides adoption professionals with practical information to help them identify, recruit, train, and retain families for children and youth, and provides resources on all aspects of adoption for members of the adoption triad: birth parents, adopted people, and adoptive parents.
Other free subscriptions from Child Welfare Information Gateway are available at www.childwelfare.gov/admin/subscribe
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