Your learning hub for all things adoption, foster care, and kinship care.
Join our international community learning to help kids and families THRIVE.
Welcome to Families Rising Academy!
Child welfare is complex. Learn from experts and make a positive impact for children in the adoption, foster, and kinship community.
Earn CEUs and training hours, or brush up on best practices for those in your care—we're here for you.
Earn CEUs and training hours, or brush up on best practices for those in your care—we're here for you.
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Latest courses
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All courses, For advocates
Advocating for Adoption Assistance
CourseAdvocate effectively for adoption assistance programs, ensuring ongoing support for children adopted from foster care.
Free
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How to ACTUALLY Value Lived Experience in Child Welfare
WebinarNational Training Manager and former foster youth Jamole Callahan leads an engaging webinar to help caregivers and professionals ACTUALLY value lived experience and center it in our care for children and families.
$20
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All courses, For professionals
Intentional Recruitment and Retention of Foster Parents
CourseDiscover effective strategies for recruiting and retaining foster parents through intentional community engagement and innovative programs.
$20
Popular courses
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They Are Not Invisible™: Seeing, Supporting, and Empowering Adopted Boys
CourseThis course discusses the critical need to recognize and understand boys who have been adopted or in foster care. Dr. Adam Anthony will discuss the complex behaviors of these boys to help us stop overlooking them.
$20
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From Vision to Action: Building a Culture Centered on Kinship
CourseEmbark on a comprehensive journey through the Kin First Culture, agency management challenges, and the latest federal rule impacting kinship foster families.
$20
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Claiming The 2025 Adoption Tax Credit
CourseNavigate the federal adoption tax credit with expert guidance. Understand filing steps for 2025 and retroactive options from 2024 to maximize your benefits.
Free
Featured presenters
Jamole Callahan
Families Rising National Training Manager
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Josh Kroll
Adoption Subsidy Resource Center Program Manager
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Melissa Greene
Program Manager
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