1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgAndrew Wallacehttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/andrew/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vtzaiY3qrh"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/dave-thomas-foundation-for-adoption-awards-grant-for-lgbtq-youth-in-out-of-home-care/">Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Awards Grant for LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/dave-thomas-foundation-for-adoption-awards-grant-for-lgbtq-youth-in-out-of-home-care/embed/#?secret=vtzaiY3qrh" width="600" height="338" title="“Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Awards Grant for LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="vtzaiY3qrh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rainbow-flag.jpg480480This month, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption awarded a grant to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation for its All Children – All Families program, which provides training on LGBTQ issues for adoption agencies and child welfare organizations. The program has primarily focused on removing barriers faced by prospective LGBTQ foster and adoptive parents; the grant will allow the program to expand with a new training curriculum on safety, permanency, and well-being for LGBTQ youth in out-of-home care. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption works to dramatically increase the number of adoptions of waiting children from North America’s foster […]