The every child deserves a family Campaign promotes the best interests of all children in the foster care and adoption system by supporting families of origin, by promoting family acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning and Two Spirit children (LGBTQ+2S), and by increasing the access of all children to affirming, loving and stable homes.
The campaign works to ensure safe and supportive care for all children and families, including LGBTQ+2S children and families, Black, Indigenous, and other children and families of color, children, parents, and relatives with disabilities, and those with intersectional identities.
By joining the Every Child Deserves a Family Campaign, you (or the organization you represent) are affirming the following beliefs:
1. All child welfare decisions should be made in the best interests of the child.
2. All children and youth deserve a stable, loving, forever family.
3. Taxpayer-funded adoption and foster care service providers should not discriminate against youth, including LGBTQ youth in need of homes, or qualified LGBTQ potential parents or guardians.
4. Marginalized youth in the child welfare system, including LGBTQ youth and youth of color, deserve culturally competent, safe, and supportive care.
5. Discriminatory adoption and foster care bills must be stopped and repealed, at both the state and federal level.
