All Children – All Families, a program of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Family Project, yesterday launched a new awareness campaign aimed at increasing LGBT foster parenting and adoption.
Nice timing, considering the ruling yesterday that struck down the ban on LGBT people adopting in Florida.
HRC also informs us: “All Children — All Families, launched in 2007, also seeks to enhance LGBT competence among child welfare professionals and educate LGBT people about opportunities to become foster or adoptive parents to waiting children. Thirty-four agencies from across the U.S are currently participating in the initiative, and more than a dozen agencies are close to earning the seal of recognition.” The All Children — All Families Web site has more information, including a list of participating agencies, ways for agencies to assess their LGBT friendliness, and tips for improvement.
After the jump is a video of the press conference held to announce the initiative. It featured Ellen Kahn, HRC Foundation Family Project director; Janice Goldwater, Adoptions Together founder and executive director; Nathan Monell, CEO of Foster Care Alumni of America; and adoptive parent Daniel McNeil.