 Lanecia Radcliff is the 2011 Lillian Lansberry Award Recipient. Lanecia is the Adoption Homefinder for ChildNet, Inc. in Broward County, Florida.She serves as the first point of contact for families interested in adopting children from foster care in Broward County. In addition, Laneciacoordinates matches for waiting children and families. She also doeschild specific recruitment for our longest waiting children.
Florida is a model for adoption nationally. ChildNet is a model for adoption in Florida, in large part due to Lanecia’s good work. She is involved at many levels of the adoption process and serves as a beacon to adoption workers throughout Florida. She has presented training on local and state levels. Lanecia has served on an Adoption Protocol Workgroup convened by the Governor’s Office. In addition to being diligent in her efforts, she is well known for her passion and compassion in helping find families for Florida children waiting to be adopted. |
Lillian Brooks Lansberry devoted her life to the tireless effort to place waiting children into permanent adoptive families. Her vision of loving homes for all children stemmed from a 30-year career as a line worker, supervisor, trainer, administrator, board member, and author. AEA was fortunate to have Lillian Brooks Lansberry as a long-time member, Board Member, and Vice President. On December 15, 1997 Lillian died unexpectedly while conducting adoption research with a colleague in Atlanta, Georgia. 