"At a recent child-parent matching event, we had 60
applicants attend. Out of the 60, there were 10 same sex couples and 12 individuals. So we know that at least 1/3 of the attendees were LGBT - and probably more. If we were not working with the LGBT community, that would be 1/3 fewer applicants that we would be able to consider for our children."
-Diane Wagner
Division Chief, Department of Children and Families,
Los Angeles County
Is This Training Right For Our Setting?
Yes, this training is appropriate if:
- Your agency provides foster care and/or adoption services and All Children-All Families training could increase the numbers of qualified and competent adults available to provide homes for young people.
- Your agency strives to generate permanency, especially for older youth in care. LGBT adults offer safe, loving, and permanent homes for young people.
- Your agency has managed to attract LGBT adults to orientation sessions, but not nearly enough of these prospects take the next steps to become your clients.
- Your agency has not successfully recruited LGBT adults as prospective foster or adoptive parents.
- Your agency struggles to retain LGBT adults as foster and adoptive parents.
- Your agency, while generally supportive of LGBT adults, has staff who are negative or ambivalent about LGBT adults or about the LGBT community.
- Your agency provides any professional or individual services to youth over age six.
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