Our Impact

Since launch, the National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support has strengthened post-permanency services through training and tailored assistance, helping professionals improve staffing, outreach, collaboration, and long-term support for families after adoption or guardianship.

Universal Technical Assistance

Universal TA connects child welfare professionals nationwide through learning opportunities and events — building shared knowledge across states, tribal nations, and territories.
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Site Impact Stories

Learn how technical assistance and tailored support have helped sites build capacity, implement improvements, and enhance services for adoptive and guardianship families.

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Site Profiles

How Sites Move Through the Process

Sites progress through a structured pipeline before receiving on-site support.

What on-site TA includes

Sites receive a comprehensive program assessment, a tailored action plan, hands-on implementation support, funding to offset costs, and help sustaining post-permanency programming long-term.

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Measurable Impact

The Post-Adoption Center has identified 16 sites to receive on-site technical assistance, with 12 currently engaged in active support. Of these, five began assistance in Fiscal Year 23/24, five in Fiscal Year 24/25, and the remaining sites launched in Fiscal Year 25/26. Although only one site has fully completed the technical assistance process, we are already seeing measurable impact:

Increased adoption competence of staff

7 sites

Strengthened proactive outreach to families post-permanency

4 sites

New cross-system collaborations outside child welfare

4 sites

Increased knowledge of post-permanency funding streams

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Implemented pre-permanency preparation programs

4 sites

Improved intake process for adoptive and guardianship families seeking services

3 sites

Enhanced data/CQI for post-permanency

4 sites

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