172 agencies partner with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's All Children - All Families program, including C.A.S.E., and together serve more than 1.4 million clients annually. The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is proud to be one of the 36 first time partners. C.A.S.E. achieved the Solid Foundation for Inclusion tier of certification. Burtonsville, MD December 14, 2023 --(PR.com)-- C.A.S.E. is proud to be one of 172 child welfare organizations joining the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's All Children - All Families (ACAF) program in 2023, as highlighted in a new report. Together, these organizations work to improve the services provided to the LGBTQ+ community, including children in foster care and prospective foster and adoptive parents who are LGBTQ+. This year alone, this multi-organization partnership assessed 9,500+ policies and practices within child welfare organizations to ensure they meet ACAF best practices criteria - approximately 6,000 more than were assessed when this report was first released in 2019. This allowed for over 1.4 million children, youth, and families across 43 states to benefit from these LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and affirming practices. "Providing children and families with the most inclusive environment in which to grow should always be the number one priority," said Phii Regis, Director of HRC's All Children - All Families Program. "We are grateful for C.A.S.E.'s work as part of this partnership - together, we can win the fight for equality and build safe and loving communities at the same time." In the past year, C.A.S.E. ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
