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State and Local Examples: Transracial/Transcultural Families

State and local resources about transracial and transcultural adoption.

Creating a Village: Partnership for Strengthening Identity Manual
Pact, An Adoption Alliance (2002)
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Describes programs developed for the Partnership for Strengthening Identity initiative established in California to promote racial identity in transracially adopted children.

Empowering Latino Adoptions in Rhode Island Project: Final Report
Urban League of Rhode Island, Inc. (2003)
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Describes a federally funded program designed to increase adoptive placements of Latino children in Rhode Island.

Enhancing Positive Outcomes in Transracial Adoptive Families
Frasch, Brooks, Reich, & Wind (2004)
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Curriculum about the experiences and challenges of transracial adoptive families, with the goal of improving the quality of services and supports provided to these unique families.

Final Evaluation: Innovations Increasing Adoptive Placements of Hispanic/Latino Children
Latino Family Institute (2003)
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Evaluation of a program to place Hispanic/Latino children in adoptive homes.

Fulfilling the Dream: Finding Families for Waiting Minority Children
Jones (2001)
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Report on a demonstration project to increase adoptions of minority children and sibling groups.

Innovations Increasing Adoptive Placements of Minority Children: Cherokee Nation State/Tribal Adoption Approach
Woodward (2000)
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Summarizes a demonstration project to improve permanency for hard-to-place Indian children.

Latino Foster Care and Adoption Project: Final Report
Bok, Morales, Perez, & Tomczak (2004)
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Summarizes activities intended to increase placements in Latino homes, improve the efficiency of the licensure process, and achieve permanency for children.

Making the Family Connection: A Project to Retain and Support Minority Children in Adoptive Families: Final Project Report
Adoption Exchange (MO) & Missouri Adoptcare Network (2003)
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Findings of a project to improve permanency for minority children adopted from foster care.

New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children
Transracial and transcultural adoption and foster care resources for families.

A Pilot Study of Training Adoptive Parents for Cultural Competence
Vonk & Angaran
Adoption Quarterly, 4(4), 2001
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Describes a parent training program and instrument from an adoption agency that places children transracially.

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