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We are thrilled to announce that our Co-Founder and CEO, Dr. Jennifer Jacobs has been chosen as an AARP® Purpose Prize® Winner for her work at Connect Our Kids: aarp.org/purposeprize @AARP 🙌 🎉
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Join us on 12/10 as we connect and celebrate the close of 2025. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, & great conversation. We’ll also welcome @ConnectOurKids, a nonprofit using tech to help children in foster care find family and lasting support. Register today! members.simnet.org/events/Ev…
Did you know over a third of children in foster care move between more than two families each year? That statistic can change. Our tools make it easier and faster to find supportive connections for kids who need them most. 💙
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Come learn how Connect Our Kids’ technology tools are changing the way work is done in the foster care space. Visit ConnectOurKids.org.
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The holidays can be joyful yet challenging for foster youth. Be mindful of their unique needs, create meaningful new traditions together, and offer a safe space for their emotions. ✨ Swipe through to explore some ways that the experience of foster care can impact the holidays.
Some days as a social worker are better than others--and with Connect Our Kids tools, you can have more “on fire” days finding meaningful connections for kids! 🔥
Start the New Year strong—ask your agency to explore using our tools. Reach out to us at [email protected] 💙
Huge thanks to @balanayyar & @kristinayyar for hosting yesterday's Connect Our Kids Holiday Happy Hour! 💙 Shoutout to Dave Ambrose, @TP_SouthofJetty, and guest speaker @jamil_n_jaffer for your incredible support. We’re so grateful! ✨
In time for the holidays, Darius finds a home! After years in foster care, Darius, 14, now lives with his trauma-informed cousin, Nora, thanks to Connect Our Kids tools & @ArkansasCASA. He’ll spend his first holiday in years with family. 🎄 Read more ➡️ connectourkids.org/just-in-t…
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global movement of generosity! 🌟 Join us in transforming child welfare with tech that keeps foster kids connected to their people. 👐
Your donation empowers us to build connections for families. ❤️
Donate: connectourkids.org/donate/
🌟 Some people are born to shine—and so is your work! 🌟
Social workers like you deserve tools that can take your work to a superstar level. With Connect Our Kids, you can make even more lives brighter. 💙✨connectourkids.org/tools/
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KANSAS: After years of trauma, foster care, and self-harm 14-year-old Aaliyah said, “I want to find my family.” Using Connect Our Kids’ tools, her team reunited her with relatives who’d been searching for her for a decade. ❤️ Family changed everything. bit.ly/412HuNJ
🌟 Save the Date: #GivingTuesday is Dec 3, 2024! 🎁
Join Connect Our Kids in empowering #socialworkers with tech to help #fosteryouth find life-changing family connections. 💙 #GivingTuesday2024
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📖 Impact Stories: connectourkids.org/blog
Traditional family searches are tough—but Connect Our Kids makes it easier. Our tools find 6.5x more connections in 60% less time, so social workers can focus on what matters most: connecting kids to loving families. 💙
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We all need supportive connections to thrive. Who can help you climb your mountain? 🏔️ Learn more about what we do: connectourkids.org
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"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (@nicolesjchung) is a powerful memoir on transracial adoption, identity, and finding one's roots. A must-read for anyone exploring belonging and family. Check it out: amzn.to/3zN39Ak 📖
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Know someone in child welfare? 🌟 Share Connect Our Kids' tools to help social workers reduce paperwork and connect kids to families faster. 💙 Make an impact: connectourkids.org/tools/ #ConnectOurKids #FosterCare #TechForGood
This National Adoption Month, let’s celebrate adoption’s power to provide stability and love, while recognizing the ongoing support adopted children need. Family bonds and community make all the difference. 💙 #NationalAdoptionMonth #Family #Connection #Adoption #ConnectOurKids
