Disability Does Not Equal Incompetence: Removing Biases Against Parents and Caregivers with Disabilities in Child Welfare
Parenting is not an easy task for any one or two people to do alone, and parents without disabilities rely on the support of family, friends, public services, etc., to…
Children’s Bureau Publishes Piece by ASCI CEO Dr. Sharon McDaniel
Please visit Children’s Bureau Express for the full story. This article is part of a series celebrating National Adoption Month. According to CBX: “This edition of CBX is intended to…
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Case Impacting LGBTQ+ Foster and Adoptive Parents
On November 4, the Supreme Court heard initial oral arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that considers whether taxpayer-funded, private foster care agencies can discriminate against prospective…
Love Doesn’t Have Color in This Home!
Kevin and Dominique Gill received Andrew with open arms two years ago. Andrew was in state custody since he was 6 years old due to the termination of his parents’…
Permanency & Transitions to Adulthood: ASCI Contributes to Publication
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare has made its latest issue of CW360°, “Permanency & Transitions to Adulthood,” available online! The issue explores permanency and supporting transitions to…
The Backbone of Kinship Care: Sustaining Families Through Generational Wisdom in Kinship
Whether formally or informally, grandparents are, through their unconditional kinship, the backbone of our system’s efforts to keep children safe. ASCI kinship caregiver and grandmother Ms. Smith* exemplifies this, discussing…