TRENTON, NJ — August 28, 2026 — The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJDCF), Office of Resource Families, within the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P), today announced the launch of a new statewide effort to recruit resource parents. The initiative is designed to … [Read more...]

NAA Summer 2026 Article Series • Spotlight on Post-Permanency Support This summer, NAA is highlighting programs and providers across the country that are doing exceptional work to support children and families after adoption and guardianship. Each article features real voices from these … [Read more...]

When Jaydan Martinez was 10 years old, he received one last hug from his mother. He hoped that hug would take him “to the magical places I read about in storybooks.” Instead, his mom walked out of a Texas office in tears, and he would never see her … [Read more...]

This brief explores how states are approaching kinship care by examining states’ definitions of kinship caregivers, the prevalence of children in foster care living with relatives or kin, states’ adoption of separate licensing standards for kinship homes, and states’ participation in kinship … [Read more...]