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Working With Hispanic Children and Families
About 21 percent of children waiting for adoption in foster care are Hispanic (or Latino). This section provides information for caseworkers on promising practices for working with Hispanic children and families.
Latino Child Welfare Issues
National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections
Contains links to national and State resources and other information about child welfare issues that affect Latino children and families.
Nuestra Familia, Nuestra Cultura (Our Family, Our Culture): Promoting & Supporting Latino Families in Adoption and Foster Care (PDF - 1772 KB)
AdoptUsKids (2008)
Assists child welfare agencies and their employees increase their cross-cultural understanding and effectiveness when serving Latino families and children.
Empowering Latino Adoptions in Rhode Island Project: Final Report
Urban League of Rhode Island (2003)
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Describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded program designed to increase adoptive placement of Latino children in Rhode Island.
La Esperanza Para los Niños Que Esperan: Hope for the Children Who Wait
Rincón, Zayas, & Marlowe (2004)
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Describes activities and outcomes of a federally funded project designed to secure adoptive parents for Hispanic children over age 10 and/or sibling groups in New York City's foster care system.
Familias Para Niños
DePelchin Children's Center (2004)
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Discusses activities and outcomes of a federally funded program in Texas designed to involve and support the Hispanic and Latino community's adoption services and to promote adoption for Hispanic and Latino children in out-of-home care.
Final Evaluation: Innovations Increasing Adoptive Placements of Hispanic/Latino Children
Latino Family Institute (2003)
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Describes outcomes of a federally funded project that focused on recruiting adoptive Latino families for Latino children aged 10 and older or part of a sibling group.
Latino Foster Care and Adoption Project: Final Report
Catholic Charities/Catholic Family Services (2004)
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Describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project in Hartford, CT, that focused on recruiting and licensing Latino homes for children older than 5 years.
Me and My Shadow
Denniston (2005)
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Describes the activities of a project designed to increase the adoptive placement of Hispanic children in Colorado.