Detroit Free Press Adoption Support Series features Spaulding for Children

Reporter Jennifer Brookland of the Detroit Free Press has written a series of stories about families who adopt out of Michigan’s child welfare system. The 3-part series was produced with support from The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University.

Сайтът first article focused on early childhood trauma and how it can shape an adoptive family’s journey.
Сайтът second piece takes a look at the support that adoptive families receive and where there are gaps.
Сайтът third story explains things Michigan and other organizations are doing to improve the support these families get.

Spaulding‘s Danelle Stiffler who works in the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program is featured in the third article that appeared on July 8. The article also details the work being done in the Post Adoption Center, of which Spaulding is a founding member.

According to the article: “One way the state is trying to create more successful placements is by partnering with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which runs a child-focused placement program called Wendy’s Wonderful Kids. The program currently supports Spaulding for Children to pay professional adoption recruiters who are dedicated to finding forever families for foster care kids, with a special concern for teenagers, sibling groups and others who have extra challenges in finding a permanent home.”