CWLA is proud to collaborate and partner with a number of organizations as we work to promote children, youth, and their families and protect every child from harm.

In addition to the national partner organizations listed on this page, we are proud to work in partnership with our member organizations.  Member organizations provide knowledge, information, experience and relationships that enhance and bring credibility to our work.

Our member organizations are located in hundreds of communities and towns across the country.  They include public and private direct service organizations in almost every practice area related to vulnerable children and families; national, regional, state and local advocacy organizations; training and educational organizations, including major schools of social work and individuals.

AAICAMA

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (AAICAMA) envisions that, through a nationwide network of cooperation between state ICAMA professionals, every child in an inter-jurisdictional adoption or title IV-E guardianship placement will have uninterrupted access to available medical services which support family permanency and stability.

AAICIAMA’s mission is to ensure continuous receipt of medical and other vital support services by children eligible for adoption and IV-E guardianship assistance when a child is placed or moves between states and to assist states to develop sound interstate practices and policies through training, technical assistance, legislative analysis, and educational resources.

ABA Center on Children and the Law

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law promotes access to justice for children and families. Our team of attorneys and core staff work on a diverse portfolio of national, regional and local projects in the children’s law field throughout the country. Center projects are unified by two complementary goals: improving legal representation and improving the legal systems that impact children and families.

CARF International

CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. CARF International strives to help organizations enhance the quality of their services in child welfare and behavioral health through internationally recognized standards. Quality is achieved through child- and family-driven services. This begins with standards that are developed with the voice of lived experience and structured for providers to involve the child and family in the design, implementation, delivery, and ongoing evaluation of services throughout the duration of care. Accreditation matters! CARF International accreditation will add real value by helping your organization achieve positive outcomes for the children, youth, and families served.

Casey Family Programs

Casey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Our mission is to provide and improve — and ultimately prevent the need for — foster care.

Casey Family Programs works in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories and with more than a dozen tribal nations to influence long-lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live.

Child Welfare League of Canada

Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) aspires for all children to thrive, to know that they are loved, and to have a sense of belonging. We want to see more children grow up with their family, their kin and their community, and be connected to their cultural heritage and language. We also want children who are placed in care to achieve better outcomes in health and well-being, education, housing, and employment. We envision a nation where everyone can reach their full potential.

​Established in 1994, CWLC is a national, membership-based charitable organization dedicated to promoting the safety and well-being of young people and their families, especially those who are vulnerable and marginalized. We advocate for and promote legislation, policy, research, programs, and services that address the underlying causes of precarity and trauma. We convene leaders, organizations, researchers, governments, and people with lived experience to learn and improve our practices.

Family Focused Treatment Association

Family Focused Treatment Association (FFTA) was founded in 1988 to develop, promote and support treatment foster care. Over the years, we’ve grown to become the only national, nonprofit association representing treatment foster care programs across North America. We have 470 member agencies located in nearly every U.S. state and Canadian province. FFTA member agencies provide treatment foster care services to more than 50,000 children and youth each year.

Foster Care Alumni of America

Foster Care Alumni of America has a vision that all people in and from foster care are connected, empowered, and flourishing. Our mission is to ensure a high quality of life for those in and from foster care through the collective voice of alumni. We intend to erase the differences in opportunities and outcomes that exist for people in and from foster care compared to those who have not experienced foster care.

We believe that opportunities to improve outcomes for alumni of foster care continue beyond age 18 (typical emancipation age) or even age 25 (typically considered the upper end of transition age) and that a significant way to improve the quality of life for alumni is to provide opportunities for us to connect with each other, reducing isolation and increasing the likelihood of permanent family and community.

We also believe that alumni of foster care possess an expertise about foster care that is not available anywhere else. Alumni bring the perspective of having lived in foster care and being part of the foster care culture—the shared experience that comes from being in foster care. We believe this perspective and expertise, and our presence and voice, are essential for influencing public will, creating the best public policy, and continually improving foster care practice.

FosterParentCollege.com

The mission of FosterParentCollege.com® (FPC) is to give foster, adoptive, and kinship parents the knowledge and tools they need to raise children who will thrive in today’s world. FPC provides innovative, research-based, interactive online courses for foster, adoptive, and kinship parents. Our self-paced training is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From the comfort of home, parents can enroll, complete a course, and receive a certificate of completion in a single session. The content is developed by nationally recognized experts in the fields of parenting, social work, pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, and education. FPC courses are valued by foster care agencies and praised by caregivers.

GrantStation

GrantStation.com, Inc. is dedicated to creating a civil society by assisting the nonprofit sector in its quest to build healthy and effective communities. We offer nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies the opportunity to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects as well as resources to mentor these organizations through the grantseeking process.

National Foster Parent Association

The National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) is a non-profit organization established in 1972 to address the concerns of several independent groups of foster parents and child welfare professionals to provide foster families with opportunities for advocacy, networking, and education.

NFPA’s vision is to embrace our mission and become a respected source of timely and quality education focused on the children in our care and to provide technical support to state parent organizations. Our vision is supported through the emphasis that family foster care is an integral component of the child welfare system; therefore our vision includes advocating for outcomes that ensure foster, kinship and adoptive families are recruited, assessed, trained, and supported with evidence-based or informed best practices and receive timely comprehensive resources so the children in their care are safe, nurtured, and have lasting relationships.

National Head Start Association

The National Head Start Association’s mission is to coalesce, inspire, and support the Head Start field as a leader in early childhood development and education. NHSA is committed to the belief that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to succeed in life. We are the voice for more than 1 million children, 275,000 staff, and 1,600 grant recipients in the United States. Since 1974, NHSA has worked for policy changes that ensure all income-eligible children have access to the Head Start model.

National Indian Child Welfare Association

NICWA works to support the safety, health, and spiritual strength of American Indian and Alaska Native children along the broad continuum of their lives. We support tribes in building the capacity to prevent child abuse and neglect through positive systems change at the state, federal, and tribal levels. We are the most comprehensive source of information on American Indian and Alaska Native child welfare.

NICWA is a private, nonprofit, membership organization based in Portland, Oregon. Our members include tribes, individuals—both Native and non-Native—and private organizations from around the United States concerned with Native child and family issues. Together, our partners, board, and staff work to protect Native children and keep them connected to their family, community, and culture.

Our vision is that every Native child must have access to community-based, culturally appropriate services that help them grow up safe, healthy, and spiritually strong—free from abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, and the damaging effects of substance abuse.

Relias

Relias is the leader in online training and compliance solutions for the health and human services market. They offer online training and e-learning resources specifically designed to meet the training needs of organizations in areas such as health and human services, senior care, public safety, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is their mission to help clients achieve the highest quality practice and accreditation standards with online learning and compliance programs. Relias offers unrivaled content, provides the ability for customers to create unique content, including live training, and allows for the demonstration of skill and performance, all in a singular, powerful learning management system.

Social Current – COA Accreditation

Social Current’s COA Accreditation process is an independent, objective, and reliable verification that organizations and programs qualify for the confidence and support of their stakeholders. It involves a detailed review and analysis of an organization’s or program’s administrative functions and service delivery practices. All are measured against international standards of best practice.

These standards emphasize services that are appropriate, coordinated, culturally competent, evidence-based, and that are provided by a skilled and supported workforce. As a result, consumers, board members, funders, regulators, and staff can have confidence in the credibility, integrity, and achievement of the organization or program.

UST

Unemployment Services Trust (UST) has been providing unemployment and workforce solutions that help 501(c)(3) nonprofits reduce costs and strengthen their missions since 1983. As the largest unemployment trust in the nation, UST currently serves nearly 2,200 nonprofit members. Collectively, UST members save more than $35 million dollars in unemployment claims annually. The mission of UST is to provide nonprofits with workforce solutions that reduce costs and strengthen their missions.

Founded by nonprofits for nonprofits, UST works diligently to help participating nonprofits save significant time and money by providing them the tools they need to prepare for claims volatility, streamline unemployment procedures and ensure compliance with state regulation

ZERO TO THREE

ZERO TO THREE mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. ZERO TO THREE works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the family and community connections critical to their well-being and development. Healthy connections help build babies’ brains.

>ZERO TO THREE created the Think Babies campaign to make the potential of every baby our national priority. When we Think Babies, we create stronger families, vibrant communities, and a prosperous country.