Ampersand Families recruits and supports permanent families for older youth.

AMPERSAND FAMILIES
AND TEEN ADOPTION IN THE MEDIA

Program offers promise for state's 'unadoptables'
(StarTribune, 10/28/2011)

A new study suggests that so-called "unadoptables'' -- older foster children with disabilities, behavior problems or siblings -- can find permanent homes, even in states such as Minnesota, which has lagged behind others in placing children.
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After 18, Foster Kids Face Tough Road Ahead
(NPR, 04/08/2010)

Mark Courtney, research and development director at Partners For Our Children, and Jeremy Long, who aged out of foster care three years ago at 18, talk about the challenges facing foster kids as they grow up.
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Talk of the Nation:
Foster Kids Face Tough Times After Age 18
(NPR, 04/07/2010)

A major report out says that many former foster kids have a tough time out on their own. When they age out of the system, they're more likely than their peers to end up in jail, homeless or pregnant. They're also less likely to have a job or go to college.
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'Unadoptable' as child, man gets new parents
(cnn.com, 12/28/2009)

Ampersand Families' Mark Hauck, family profiled on CNN.com.
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Sisters' love abides in quest for home
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 12/24/2009)

Two sisters' story of survival in search for a permanent home.
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Ampersand Families on YouTube

Check out our CEOs as they get the word out about older youth adoption. Then ask yourself how you can help!
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Adopting Teens & Tweens Radio Forum
(WGBB 1240AM, 04/19/2009)

Hosted by Pat O'Brien with guest Michelle Chalmers. Adopting Teens & Tweens is a weekly radio show produced by You Gotta Believe!, a homeless prevention program that seeks to prevent homelessness by finding permanent moral and legal adoptive homes for teens and preteen children in foster care. The call-in show show offers a variety of excellent information about the experience of bringing teens and pre-teens into your home permanently. Click Here To Listen To The Program...
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Never too old for home (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 12/06/2008)

Frustrated that teenagers in foster care have been on "nobody's radar" for too long, two adoption advocates have opened an agency to find permanent families for children ages 10 and older.
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Documentary featuring Co-Founder Jen Braun
Wins Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism

The American RadioWorks' documentary “Wanted: Parents” has won the 2008 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism...
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Finding the short circuit on the path to adoption. (11/10/2008)
Lots of children need a home. Plenty of people want to provide one. And yet...
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National CASA Training Podcast (11/10/2008)

Jen Braun and Michelle Chalmers from Ampersand Families discuss teen adoption. (Listed under 'Volunteer Skills', links for Teen Adoption)
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National Governor's Association Webcast (10/07/2008)

Permanency for Older Youth: Strategies that Work.
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The Journalism Center on Children & Families (10/2008)

Catherine Winter's "First Person" Casey Medal essay on "Wanted: Parents"
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"Wanted: Parents" (11/2007)

American RadioWorks/American Public Media documentary
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"Why Bother?" by Jen Braun (11/2007)

"Advocating for Permanency: Fulfilling our Promise to Teens Under State Guardianship"
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