There are many ways to be All In for waiting children and youth. Leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) are All In by raising awareness and developing policies and resources for states to better serve waiting children. Youth advocates from across the country are All In by educating policymakers and empowering and supporting young people. And community organizations, volunteers, and families are All In by providing supports to children and youth as foster and adoptive parents and mentors. View photos, below, of a sample of these public citizens who are All In.
Matt and Linda Oswald
Soon-to-be adoptive parents of a young adult
Joshua Christian Oswald
Children's Bureau (CB)
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Ryan Young
Youth advocate, Arizona
Shelby Root
Youth advocate, Illinois
Deshaun Hall
Youth advocate, Indiana
Vasquez family
Foster and adoptive parents, Texas
Dae Rodriguez
Youth advocate, Indiana
Whitney and Maurice Gilliard and son
CEO and President of Gilliard & Company
Joshua Christian with youth advocates from
Missouri, Aubrey Hacke and Alex Oleson
Community volunteers in Virginia serving as foster
parents, youth mentors, and foster parent supports
Tara E Ladevaia
Youth advocate, Rhode Island
Matthew Peiffer
Youth advocate, Indiana