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Adoption Center

Building Permanent Families, Communities & Connections for Youth in Foster Care

Philadelphia, PA   |  www.adopt.org

Mission

Building Forever Connections for Youth in Foster Care

Ruling year info

1976

Principal Officer

Dominque McFadden

Main address

1735 Market St Suite 125 #441

Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA

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Formerly known as

National Adoption Center

EIN

23-1966667

NTEE code info

Adoption (P31)

Foster Care (P32)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Match Events

Match events bring youth in care and prospective parents together for engaging activities. Theyre great opportunities for everyone to meet, get to know each other, and create meaningful connections that form forever families. The Match Event program applies a unique format to provide prospective families and foster youth a safe and supportive environment to get to know each other. The youth participate in an enjoyable day that focuses on them and have the opportunity to meet others in similar circumstances. Match Events are proven to increase successful adoption rates for children who attend, with 73% receiving at least one inquiry from a family interested in adopting them. 2 out 3 youth who participate in match events meet families who are interested in adopting them. An average of 7 matches result from everThese events put a real child in front of the stacks of papers and labels, encouraging prospective adoptive families to see them for who they are in a relaxed and fun environment.

Population(s) Served

Our public awareness and recruitment efforts spread the stories of youth in foster care to help reach new prospective parents who may not have considered adoption before. 60% of the youth we work with get connected with forever families.

This includes:
Meet Our Youth - Stories from dozens of young people across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware who are at risk of aging out of foster care.
Media Recruitment - Opportunities for agencies to share stories from young people seeking families across TV, radio, newspaper, and social media. Media partnerships include: "Wednesday's Child," a twice-weekly television segment on NBC10, Weekly columns in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, and The Philadelphia Tribune, Weekly features on KYW Newsradio


Bi-monthly features in Parenting Special Needs Magazine

Population(s) Served

Working through state bureaucracy and adoption processes can be overwhelming. We respond to thousands of emails, phone calls, and social media inquiries about foster care and adoption every year.

We're committed to championing the needs of underserved families by:
Advocating for LGBTQ+, disabled, and single-parented homes
Helping thousands of people navigate the foster care system every year
Supporting struggling families with remaining a family unit whenever possible

AdoptMatch
An online service that matches prospective adopters with adoptive agencies that can best meet their needs and goals. We bring prospective adopters and adoption agencies together to get more kids in care into permanent families.

Youth-Specific Advocacy
Focused efforts on building families and connections for each young person.
Agencies come to us to help create support systems for specific young people who have a high risk of aging out of the foster care system. We support a few dozen kids at any time.

Population(s) Served

The Anchor Project
A community-based mentorship program for youth in care ages 12 and up.

Our focus extends beyond building families to creating supportive connections and communities for every young person in care.

The Anchor Project connects youth in foster care with responsible adult mentors who will:

Provide social, developmental, and emotional support to youth at risk of aging out of foster care.

Serve as a resource to young people as they learn to take on adult responsibilities.

Help mentees develop the skills to cope with strong emotions, stress, and anxiety.

Build long-term meaningful relationships through weekly check-ins and regular outings.

Population(s) Served
Children
Foster and adoptive children
Foster and adoptive parents
Adolescents
Preteens
Children
Foster and adoptive children
Foster and adoptive parents
Adolescents
Preteens
Children
Foster and adoptive children
Foster and adoptive parents
Adolescents
Preteens
Children
Foster and adoptive children
Foster and adoptive parents
Adolescents
Preteens

Where we work

Awards

2011 Outstanding Nonprofit of the Year 2011

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Adoption Center

Board of directors
as of 11/29/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Christopher Noyes

Stephanie Fee

William Levy

Brown Brothers Harriman

Seth Goldblum

CMF Associates

Andrew Wiest

Jim Guyon

Campbell's Soup

Kristy Kozlowski

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Daniel Marut

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Michael Morgan

Laura Sicola

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Charlene Vickers

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Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 11/29/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/26/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.