The Child Welfare League of America and the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute have announced the formation of a strategic partnership. The organizations intend to work together to increase their overall impact in issues related to child and family welfare.

A July 8 Business Wire article provided the following details:

CWLA and the Adoption Institute will remain independent entities, but will formally collaborate on specific research, work products, trainings, advocacy, and other programs and projects designed to improve laws, policies, and practices in the fields of adoption, foster care, and child welfare. ...

A few examples of the wide range of work on which the organizations will initially collaborate are:

• An initiative to increase the number of children, especially those of color, adopted from foster care.
• The planning and convening of a major White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010.
• Development of research-based best practices for adoption agency work with gay and lesbian parents.

According to Business Wire, CWLA's mission is "to lead the nation in building public will to ensure safety, permanence, and well-being of children, youth, and their families by advancing public policy, defining and promoting practice excellence, and delivering superior membership services."

The objective of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute's "to provide leadership and support to improve laws, policies, and practicesthrough sound research, education, and advocacyto enhance the lives of everyone touched by adoption."

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