CCAI’s Angels in Adoption® Leadership Program honors a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions to adoption, permanency, and child welfare. Each year, Angels in Adoption® honorees travel to Washington, D.C., to both celebrate their hard work and dedication to the issues and participate in special events designed to engage them in using their personal experience to effect change on behalf of children in need of safe and nurturing families.
We are pleased to announce that Raise the Future was the 2022 Utah Angels in Adoption Award recipient! We were nominated for this honor by Utah Congressman Blake Moore, who recently introduced the Connecting Forever Families Act of 2022 to improve the child welfare system in the United States and expedite the process of placing children in foster care into supportive homes.
“I was proud to nominate Raise the Future for this year’s Angels in Adoption Leadership Program, and I can think of no one more deserving of this award." Congressman Moore shares. "For decades, Raise the Future has exemplified the highest ideals in adoption services. By providing support to children and potential forever families before, during, and after the adoption process, Raise the Future ensures the wellbeing of everyone involved. With more than 400,000 children across the country in foster care and more than 120,000 in search of a family, this organization’s work is critical to helping our most vulnerable. I know Raise the Future’s work in Utah and elsewhere will greatly bless the lives of children and families for years to come.”
Angels in Adoption® draws national and local media attention to raise public awareness about the positive difference adoption makes in the life of a child; it also inspires others to step forward to consider adopting, fostering, and other creative ways to help. Through the multiple special events that make up the Angels in Adoption® Program, Members of Congress also learn first-hand about adoption and foster care efforts taking place within their states and across the country.
“I was thrilled to hear of Raise the Future’s nomination for this year’s Angels in Adoption Award. Raise the Future’s services have improved the State of Utah’s ability to find families and mentors for older youth who are at significant risk of leaving foster care without a permanent home or caring adult in their lives. We are incredibly thankful for their hard work and dedication to Utah’s most vulnerable children.” – Abby Cox, Utah's First Lady
We would also like to congratulate one of our Raise the Future Mission Ambassadors, Alec Ingold! Alec was honored as the 2022 CCAI National Angel in Adoption. He was nominated for this award by AdoptUSKids, US Senator for Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto, and Raise the Future. Click here to watch the video.
Click here to watch the Angels in Adoption® 2022 Day 1 Highlight Video. To learn more about how to engage with the Angels in Adoption® Program, please contact CCAI's Programs Coordinator: Sara Schleicher, sara@ccainstitute.org.