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12 recipients of the 2018 Adoption Excellence Awards announced by the Children’s Bureau at HHS’ Administration for Children and Families

This document lists the recipients of the 2005 Adoption Excellence  Awards and provides a brief description of each recipient’s work.

FAQ: How do I adopt my relative’s children? What if they live in another country?

Photos of the 2009 Adoption Excellence Awards ceremony.

This document lists the recipients of the 2008 Adoption Excellence Awards and provides a brief description of each recipient’s work.

New public service advertisements (PSA’s) launched by ACF's Children’s Bureau in partnership with the Ad Council, AdoptUSKids, and KBS, highlights the importance of adopting teens from foster care. They emphasize that adoptive and potential adoptive parents don't have to be perfect parents to adopt youth from foster care.

ACYF funds grants, cooperative agreements, and demonstration projects to promote social and emotional well-being, along with safety and permanency, for children and youth who come to the attention of the child welfare system.

Children’s Bureau spotlights agencies, organizations, courts, individuals and families who help increase adoption from foster care in the United States

Ten years ago when Dana and Alan Steele decided to pursue adoption, they never dreamed their family of five would grow to a family of 14.

New York, District of Columbia, Tennessee, Hawai’i, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Rhode Island given flexibility with foster care funds to spur innovation.