Resources: Parenting

All Children - All Families: About the Initiative

All Children - All Families: About the Initiative

CATEGORY: Adoption

The initiative seeks to enhance LGBT cultural competence among child welfare professionals and educate LGBT people about opportunities to become foster or adoptive parents.

8 Questions to Ask Before Starting the Adoption Process
About Foster Parenting
Adoption Benefit Programs: LGBT Considerations for Employers
Adoption Financial Assistance
Adoption Options Overview
Adoption, Foster Care Agencies & State Law
All Children - All Families Additional Resources
All Children - All Families Promising Practices Guide
All Children - All Families: Agency Employment Non-Discrimination Policies
All Children - All Families: Agency External Communications
All Children - All Families: Agency Grievance Procedures
All Children - All Families: Agency Mission & Value Statements
All Children - All Families: Agency Partnerships with the LGBT Community
All Children - All Families: Agency Self-Assessment
All Children - All Families: Agency Staff Attitudes Survey
All Children - All Families: Agency Staff Training
All Children - All Families: Client Non-Discrimination Statements
All Children - All Families: Core Competencies
All Children - All Families: Family Recruitment
All Children - All Families: Family Training
All Children - All Families: How to Participate
All Children - All Families: Inclusive Agency Forms
All Children - All Families: Map of Participating Agencies
All Children - All Families: Organizational Partnerships & Non-Discrimination
All Children - All Families: Placement & Finalization
All Children - All Families: Post-Permanency Support to Sustain Families
All Children - All Families: Request Agency Self-Assessment Log-In Information
All Children - All Families: Training Curriculum
All Children - All Families: What Agencies Can Participate
Benchmarks of LGBT Cultural Competency
Can LGBT People Become Foster Parents?
Can You Adopt a Child from Foster Care?
Donor Insemination: The Basics
Equality Magazine
How Can I Find an LGBT-Friendly Adoption Agency?
How Much Does Adoption Cost?
How to Exercise Your Rights
HRC Issue Brief: Families
International Adoption
Is Foster Parenting for You?
Learning About School Policies
Living Adoption: Gay Parents Speak
Open Adoption
Overview of the Surrogacy Process
Partnering with Schools to Support Children with Gender Variant Behaviors and Interests
Professional Organizations on LGBT Parenting
Request a Copy of the Promising Practices Guide
Resources Cited in the Promising Practices Guide
Resources for People with Transgender Family Members
Resources on Cyber Bullying
Resources on Gender Variance in Children
School Resources for Parents
Second Parent Adoption
Selecting Sperm Banks and Unknown Donors
Share Your Adoption Agency Information
Social Science Research
Stories of Adoption
Surrogacy Laws and Legal Considerations
Surrogacy: What to Expect
Talking with Kids about LGBT Issues
What Welcoming Schools Offer
Who Are the Children in Foster Care?