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CCAI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 2001 to eliminate the barriers that prevent children from being part of a safe, nurturing, and permanent family.

09/01/2026

🖥️ Join us on Thursday, September 17 from 2:00–3:00 PM ET for CCAI's Pathways to Permanency webinar on Keeping Families Connected Through Kinship Care.

In recognition of September as National Kinship Care Month, we'll explore the vital role of kinship care, innovative approaches to supporting kinship families, and policy opportunities to help children safely remain connected to family.

Register today: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_poQXwLOpRSqefS5weo-L8Q #/registration

08/17/2026

🖥️ Join us on Thursday, August 27 from 1:00–2:00 PM ET for CCAI's Pathways to Permanency webinar on Keeping Families Together: Breaking Down Barriers to Prevention & Family Preservation.

Explore policies and practices that strengthen families, reduce unnecessary child welfare involvement, and expand access to prevention and family preservation services.

Register today: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hv_TLk4aQlGhvE8kh10FOA #/registration

08/14/2026

The 2027 Foster Youth Internship Program® application is NOW OPEN! Part one of the application is available via the link in our bio and will be accepted on a rolling basis now through November 1, 2026.

Are you a current or former foster youth interested in gaining valuable experience in federal child welfare policy? Don’t miss this opportunity to bring your voice and lived experience to Capitol Hill and help shape the future of child welfare policy!

08/13/2026

🖥️ Join us on Tuesday, August 25 from 1:00–2:00 PM ET for CCAI's Pathways to Permanency webinar on Enhancing Reunification Through Policy and Practice.

This webinar will examine opportunities to strengthen family-centered services, improve parent engagement and case planning, and support lasting reunification whenever it is safe and appropriate.

Register today: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__aRsroCIQ1GTgLb2Si2mmA #/registration

08/11/2026

CCAI is proud to announce the 2026 Angels in Adoption® as 83 honorees from all 50 states!

Thank you for being champions in your communities and for the incredible work you do every day. Congratulations on receiving this national honor!

08/07/2026

Today, we’re looking back at one of the standout moments of the summer, our 2026 FYI congressional briefing. On June 25, Members of Congress, congressional staff, and child welfare stakeholders gathered on Capitol Hill to hear directly from our Foster Youth Interns. With more than 100 attendees, the room reached standing-room-only capacity, a powerful reminder of just how much people want to hear from those with lived experience.

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-07) delivered closing remarks, commending the interns for their leadership, lived expertise, and the policy recommendations they brought forward to help strengthen outcomes for children and youth in foster care.

Danny K. Davis

07/31/2026

This week’s FYI flashback is all about access because that’s really at the heart of the Foster Youth Internship Program® experience. Each year, FYIs spend their summer interning in a congressional office, working alongside staff and getting a firsthand look at how policy gets made. But their access to policymakers doesn’t stop there. Throughout the summer, the 2026 cohort participated in coffee chats, briefings, and receptions that put them face-to-face with decision-makers, including coffee chats with Adoption Caucus Co-Chair Sen. Kevin Cramer (ND) and Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02). Lastly, they capped off the summer with a Hill Day, where FYIs sat down with their own Members of Congress and their staff to share their stories and policy recommendations on how to improve the federal child welfare system. A big thank you to all of this year’s congressional offices who hosted a 2026 Foster Youth Intern, including Adoption Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-07).

Kevin Cramer
Rep. Don Bacon
Danny K. Davis
Congressman Robert Aderholt

07/24/2026

We just wrapped up an incredible summer with our 2026 Foster Youth Internship Program® (FYI) cohort — and while they’ve since headed home, we’re not ready to say goodbye to this journey just yet.

For the next few Fridays, we will be taking a look back at their time in DC, starting with where it all began: their very first week in the city. That first week was a whirlwind — professional headshots, a series of workshops, a Smithsonian scavenger hunt, and a water taxi cruise to Old Town Alexandria for a day-long retreat.

Follow along as we relive the moments that made this year’s program so meaningful!

07/20/2026

Congressional champions, National Angels, and advocates from across the country are coming together to celebrate bipartisan momentum and the power of family. 🩷

Join us at the Angels in Adoption® Celebration for an inspiring evening of connection, recognition, and celebration on September 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

🎟 Reserve your tickets: https://bit.ly/angels26.

06/23/2026

Join CCAI for the 2026 Foster Youth Internship Congressional Briefing THIS WEEK in Senate Dirksen 106 at 3:00PM Eastern.

Ten advocates who have experienced foster care spent their summer in a congressional internship and used their legislative knowledge combined with their personal experience to research and write a policy report to educate federal policymakers on opportunities to improve the U.S. foster care system. RSVP for the briefing today at https://bit.ly/2026FYICongressionalBriefing

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