Hear a first-hand account of a kinship and adoptive mother raising her nephew, fulfilling roles as both aunt and primary caregiver.

Hear about the challenges and successes and how Donaniece is teaching her grandson the meaning of family.

Shares Molene’s story about becoming the primary caregiver for her four nieces, raising them, adopting them, negotiating the child welfare system, and creating a family.

Bruce and Brenda have been married for 33 years and have four daughters. From 2006 to 2009, they provided a kinship placement for their four grandchildren. In 2010, the couple adopted Bruce (now 18 years old), Tre’Nae (now 15 years old), Mason (now 13 years old), and Kiaunna (now 10 years old).

Learn to be more intentional about creating opportunities to relate to the staff and families you serve and to infuse more empathy into your agency.

Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

Use this discussion guide with the "Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child Welfare Workforce" video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

Browse a list of organizations that offer training activities with defined learning objectives, including self-paced e-learnings, webinars, or videos.

Explore additional resources to help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Explore additional resources for effectively integrating lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Discover ways to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce. 

Hear from a family about the challenges of dealing with an autism diagnosis and other issues while navigating the child welfare system.

Get an overview of the issues related to the physical and emotional safety of child welfare workers.

Adapt  policies and practices to meet the growing needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families.