Children’s Aid Society of Alabama
@childrensaidofal.bsky.social
Since 1912 - Adoption support, Trauma Informed Training for Families & Professionals, Family Reunification, Homelessness Prevention, Parenting Classes, Foster Youth Support, and more in ALABAMA.
Say hello to your neighbor, Jan Bell! 👋
Jan leads the charge for our Child Trafficking Solutions Project (CTSP), working every day to protect Alabama’s kids and equip our communities to do the same.
Guess what, neighbor? Jan and the CTSP team want to meet YOU.
Jan leads the charge for our Child Trafficking Solutions Project (CTSP), working every day to protect Alabama’s kids and equip our communities to do the same.
Guess what, neighbor? Jan and the CTSP team want to meet YOU.
September 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Say hello to your neighbor, Jan Bell! 👋
Jan leads the charge for our Child Trafficking Solutions Project (CTSP), working every day to protect Alabama’s kids and equip our communities to do the same.
Guess what, neighbor? Jan and the CTSP team want to meet YOU.
Jan leads the charge for our Child Trafficking Solutions Project (CTSP), working every day to protect Alabama’s kids and equip our communities to do the same.
Guess what, neighbor? Jan and the CTSP team want to meet YOU.
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: This training is different. Out of respect for the family’s privacy, this training will NOT be recorded or available to view on-demand at a later date. Live only. One shot to catch it.
September 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: This training is different. Out of respect for the family’s privacy, this training will NOT be recorded or available to view on-demand at a later date. Live only. One shot to catch it.
We believe 114 years of changing lives in Alabama is worth celebrating! We’re asking business leaders to help us write the next chapter for Children’s Aid Society of Alabama.
August 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We believe 114 years of changing lives in Alabama is worth celebrating! We’re asking business leaders to help us write the next chapter for Children’s Aid Society of Alabama.
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama (CAS) is hiring for several full-time and contract positions:
• APAC Program Director
• APAC Adoption Navigator Team Leader
• IL Youth Consultant
• Family Partners Team Leader
• Contract MAPP-Foundations/Deciding Together Trainer
• APAC Program Director
• APAC Adoption Navigator Team Leader
• IL Youth Consultant
• Family Partners Team Leader
• Contract MAPP-Foundations/Deciding Together Trainer
August 17, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama (CAS) is hiring for several full-time and contract positions:
• APAC Program Director
• APAC Adoption Navigator Team Leader
• IL Youth Consultant
• Family Partners Team Leader
• Contract MAPP-Foundations/Deciding Together Trainer
• APAC Program Director
• APAC Adoption Navigator Team Leader
• IL Youth Consultant
• Family Partners Team Leader
• Contract MAPP-Foundations/Deciding Together Trainer
Housing is just the beginning.
Join the Women’s Affordable Housing Network on August 18 as we share how Children’s Aid Society of Alabama’s, Project Independence helps pregnant and parenting young women build stable futures while keeping families together through housing, education, and more.
Join the Women’s Affordable Housing Network on August 18 as we share how Children’s Aid Society of Alabama’s, Project Independence helps pregnant and parenting young women build stable futures while keeping families together through housing, education, and more.
August 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Housing is just the beginning.
Join the Women’s Affordable Housing Network on August 18 as we share how Children’s Aid Society of Alabama’s, Project Independence helps pregnant and parenting young women build stable futures while keeping families together through housing, education, and more.
Join the Women’s Affordable Housing Network on August 18 as we share how Children’s Aid Society of Alabama’s, Project Independence helps pregnant and parenting young women build stable futures while keeping families together through housing, education, and more.
Interest form ➡️ form.jotform.com/241014130958.... Questions? Send a DM. Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile friends, please SHARE! 💜💙💚
August 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Interest form ➡️ form.jotform.com/241014130958.... Questions? Send a DM. Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile friends, please SHARE! 💜💙💚
Our new CEO John Stone has been…training for his first pitch at the Birmingham Barons game. 👀⚾ Verdict: TBD. Come find out if he's got game on 8/14 — $5 of every ticket supports CAS. www.gofevo.com/event/Childr...
July 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Our new CEO John Stone has been…training for his first pitch at the Birmingham Barons game. 👀⚾ Verdict: TBD. Come find out if he's got game on 8/14 — $5 of every ticket supports CAS. www.gofevo.com/event/Childr...
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama is hiring—and we’re looking for people who lead with heart and trauma-responsive care.
July 24, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama is hiring—and we’re looking for people who lead with heart and trauma-responsive care.
Mothers who’ve graduated from our Project Independence program come back to serve on our Youth Advisory Council every quarter to fill 125 outreach bags for youth experiencing homelessness. These backpacks are filled with feminine care items, socks, snacks, water, and more.
June 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Mothers who’ve graduated from our Project Independence program come back to serve on our Youth Advisory Council every quarter to fill 125 outreach bags for youth experiencing homelessness. These backpacks are filled with feminine care items, socks, snacks, water, and more.
After 28 years of extraordinary leadership, we gathered to say thank you, and farewell to our beloved CEO, Gayle Watts.
June 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
After 28 years of extraordinary leadership, we gathered to say thank you, and farewell to our beloved CEO, Gayle Watts.
After nearly three decades of leadership, Children's Aid Society of Alabama's CEO Gayle Watts has retired, we couldn't be more grateful for her dedicated service.
We're equally excited to welcome John Stone as our incoming CEO.
We're equally excited to welcome John Stone as our incoming CEO.
June 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
After nearly three decades of leadership, Children's Aid Society of Alabama's CEO Gayle Watts has retired, we couldn't be more grateful for her dedicated service.
We're equally excited to welcome John Stone as our incoming CEO.
We're equally excited to welcome John Stone as our incoming CEO.
Camp APAC, serving adoptees and their siblings, June 15th - 19th Apply here ➡️ form.jotform.com/240605235778...
May 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Camp APAC, serving adoptees and their siblings, June 15th - 19th Apply here ➡️ form.jotform.com/240605235778...
Thanks for a great week! Let’s dobit again next Spring. 💜💙💚 youtu.be/QCw-CLTtj_8?...
20th Annual APAC Permanency Conference Recap | Impact, Connection & Child Welfare
YouTube video by Children's Aid Society of Alabama
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April 29, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Thanks for a great week! Let’s dobit again next Spring. 💜💙💚 youtu.be/QCw-CLTtj_8?...
Thanks to YOU, we’ve raised $10,177.56 for our Grad Bag Campaign!
The April 15th deadline is quickly approaching, and we need your help to reach our goal.
These brand-new suitcases (thanks to @brownell_travel) will be filled with essentials for high school graduates in foster care across Alabama.
The April 15th deadline is quickly approaching, and we need your help to reach our goal.
These brand-new suitcases (thanks to @brownell_travel) will be filled with essentials for high school graduates in foster care across Alabama.
April 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Thanks to YOU, we’ve raised $10,177.56 for our Grad Bag Campaign!
The April 15th deadline is quickly approaching, and we need your help to reach our goal.
These brand-new suitcases (thanks to @brownell_travel) will be filled with essentials for high school graduates in foster care across Alabama.
The April 15th deadline is quickly approaching, and we need your help to reach our goal.
These brand-new suitcases (thanks to @brownell_travel) will be filled with essentials for high school graduates in foster care across Alabama.
From nationally recognized trainers and clinical experts to child welfare leaders and lived-experience advocates, this conference brings together voices who are shaping the future of permanency work.
March 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM
From nationally recognized trainers and clinical experts to child welfare leaders and lived-experience advocates, this conference brings together voices who are shaping the future of permanency work.
For youth aging out of foster care, graduation is a milestone that also marks their resilience as they pursued their goals while overcoming circumstances many people will never understand.
February 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
For youth aging out of foster care, graduation is a milestone that also marks their resilience as they pursued their goals while overcoming circumstances many people will never understand.
Trauma-Informed Adoption & Child Welfare Conference
Hosted by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)
💲 Registration: $275, FREE for Alabama DHR Staff
For 20 years, the APAC Permanency Conference has served as Alabama’s premier trauma-informed adoption and child welfare training conference.
Hosted by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)
💲 Registration: $275, FREE for Alabama DHR Staff
For 20 years, the APAC Permanency Conference has served as Alabama’s premier trauma-informed adoption and child welfare training conference.
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Trauma-Informed Adoption & Child Welfare Conference
Hosted by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)
💲 Registration: $275, FREE for Alabama DHR Staff
For 20 years, the APAC Permanency Conference has served as Alabama’s premier trauma-informed adoption and child welfare training conference.
Hosted by Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)
💲 Registration: $275, FREE for Alabama DHR Staff
For 20 years, the APAC Permanency Conference has served as Alabama’s premier trauma-informed adoption and child welfare training conference.
College dreams shouldn’t go unrealized because of finances. Youth in foster care and some kinship and adoptees have access to funds for higher education. During College Financial Prep Week, we’re reminding students (and the caring adults who support them) that help does exist.
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
College dreams shouldn’t go unrealized because of finances. Youth in foster care and some kinship and adoptees have access to funds for higher education. During College Financial Prep Week, we’re reminding students (and the caring adults who support them) that help does exist.
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama is hiring.
We’re looking for people who:
• Understand how systems impact families
• Center dignity, safety, and prevention
• Want to create better outcomes for children across Alabama
We’re looking for people who:
• Understand how systems impact families
• Center dignity, safety, and prevention
• Want to create better outcomes for children across Alabama
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Children’s Aid Society of Alabama is hiring.
We’re looking for people who:
• Understand how systems impact families
• Center dignity, safety, and prevention
• Want to create better outcomes for children across Alabama
We’re looking for people who:
• Understand how systems impact families
• Center dignity, safety, and prevention
• Want to create better outcomes for children across Alabama
Every child deserves stability, safety, and a family that walks beside them, no matter what.
APAC helps make that possible.
From preparing adoptive families to offering free counseling, support groups, and camps for adoptees, APAC is here for the entire lifelong journey of adoption.
APAC helps make that possible.
From preparing adoptive families to offering free counseling, support groups, and camps for adoptees, APAC is here for the entire lifelong journey of adoption.
December 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Every child deserves stability, safety, and a family that walks beside them, no matter what.
APAC helps make that possible.
From preparing adoptive families to offering free counseling, support groups, and camps for adoptees, APAC is here for the entire lifelong journey of adoption.
APAC helps make that possible.
From preparing adoptive families to offering free counseling, support groups, and camps for adoptees, APAC is here for the entire lifelong journey of adoption.
Tiny hands. Tiny feet.
Tiny imprints of lives just beginning. 👣 This year, moms in Project Independence (PI) helped their children create art pieces to thank a few very special PI supporters; people who believed in them, stood with them, and helped make space for stability, growth, and hope.
Tiny imprints of lives just beginning. 👣 This year, moms in Project Independence (PI) helped their children create art pieces to thank a few very special PI supporters; people who believed in them, stood with them, and helped make space for stability, growth, and hope.
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tiny hands. Tiny feet.
Tiny imprints of lives just beginning. 👣 This year, moms in Project Independence (PI) helped their children create art pieces to thank a few very special PI supporters; people who believed in them, stood with them, and helped make space for stability, growth, and hope.
Tiny imprints of lives just beginning. 👣 This year, moms in Project Independence (PI) helped their children create art pieces to thank a few very special PI supporters; people who believed in them, stood with them, and helped make space for stability, growth, and hope.
Robyn will help us connect with the seemingly most disconnected young people in our lives. Don’t miss out when she presents APAC’s day long training, “Shut Down, Avoidant and in La-La Land: Helping Kids Who are Hard to Reach.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Robyn will help us connect with the seemingly most disconnected young people in our lives. Don’t miss out when she presents APAC’s day long training, “Shut Down, Avoidant and in La-La Land: Helping Kids Who are Hard to Reach.”
Adolescent drug use doesn’t have one cause. Some grow up around it, some use it to cope with trauma in unhealthy ways, and others, even despite strong protective factors still find escape in substances. If kids don’t yet know their values, how can they truly see their own worth?
September 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Adolescent drug use doesn’t have one cause. Some grow up around it, some use it to cope with trauma in unhealthy ways, and others, even despite strong protective factors still find escape in substances. If kids don’t yet know their values, how can they truly see their own worth?
#therapistsky
In an effort to grow trauma-informed communities nationwide, we're proud to offer this training virtually. If you cannot join us in person in Montgomery or Birmingham, please register today ➡️ training.childrensaid.org/events/evide..., and join us from any location on 25th.
In an effort to grow trauma-informed communities nationwide, we're proud to offer this training virtually. If you cannot join us in person in Montgomery or Birmingham, please register today ➡️ training.childrensaid.org/events/evide..., and join us from any location on 25th.
September 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#therapistsky
In an effort to grow trauma-informed communities nationwide, we're proud to offer this training virtually. If you cannot join us in person in Montgomery or Birmingham, please register today ➡️ training.childrensaid.org/events/evide..., and join us from any location on 25th.
In an effort to grow trauma-informed communities nationwide, we're proud to offer this training virtually. If you cannot join us in person in Montgomery or Birmingham, please register today ➡️ training.childrensaid.org/events/evide..., and join us from any location on 25th.