We envision a world where families, agencies, resources – and children – work together so that every child is loved and nurtured in a permanent chosen family.

Cleveland, OH
Joined January 2016
Shout out to our Ohio START Program! These wonderful people strive to stabilize families impacted by parental drug use so that both children and their parents can live healthy lives.
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OhioKAN is launching the Youth Navigator Network this fall for youth up to 21 who are in foster care and or transitioning out of it. We are recruiting people to serve on the Young Adult Advisory Council that will shape the program. Find out more: ow.ly/a5cj50Jn9Vo
We’re thrilled Partner, Katie Keane, has joined our board of directors! Katie has been a Partner since 2017 and also serves as Lead Partner for our engagement with @KinnectOhio. She is VP of Development for @JA_USA. Welcome “aboard,” Katie! buff.ly/2NvNn2J
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RT if you’re going to pitch in a little bit to help children and families! #FosterCare #Family
Approximately 25% of children removed from their primary home are placed in #kinship care instead of #fostercare. Support and resources for kinship families can be found through @KinnectOhio and ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov.
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As a part of celebrating Black History Month, we wanted to take the time to share some inspiration from famous... fb.me/9pbOY0j95
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Sending youth to taxpayer funded out of home placements for low level offenses doesn't rehabilitate and can actually make youth more likely to reoffend. bit.ly/2scP7m1 @mikehuckabee @SenCamWard
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Book review: “The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity” by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris... fb.me/4wWU4A7se
Researchers from Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative looked at the science and found that adolescents' brains are still malleable, so with positive reinforcement, they have a unique ability to recover from personal trauma....
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RT @AdoptUSKids Long Island family ring in 2018 with five newly adopted children from #fostercare system ow.ly/rz6130hxvLi #adoption
Medicaid expansion provided 700K+ Ohioans w/ health care & boosted the economy Tell your state rep not to freeze it! legislature.ohio.gov/legisla…
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Committed to kids in our community! xitter.cf/waitingchildoh/status/…
"What do kids deserve? To be with family." Kristi Burre, Dir. of Protective Services, Fairfield County talks culture shift. #FamilyFindingOH
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My cover slide for today's talk in Ohio #FamilyFindingOH
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So proud to join the chorus of voices building change in #fostercare at #Ohio 's 2017 Family Finding Convening. @WaitingChildOH #teamwork
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"Learning. Training. Partnering." Thank you for helping us imagine a world where every child has a permanent chosen family!#FamilyFindingOH
Attorney General DeWine addressing the @WaitingChildOH Family Finding Convening, discussing the opioid epidemic and foster care crisis
So glad to have you here! Thank you. #FamilyFindingOH xitter.cf/familyfinders/status/9… – at Columbus, OH
Co-presenting with Molly Tierney and Bob Friend today at the Ohio Family Finding Convening... fb.me/LQDc7DhY
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What can change your biology & increase your risk for heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's & more? Childhood trauma. n.pr/2xivtn1
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