Adoption
foster care
post-permanency

Post-Permanency

therapy services

Our Mission

A Better Chance for Our Children is dedicated to providing permanency for children. We focus on finding families for waiting children, most from foster care and many with special needs. We believe that through education and support, families can develop the skills necessary to provide a stable, nurturing environment for these children. We prioritize this training and support so that waiting children have a better chance of overcoming the trauma they have experienced. We believe that all children deserve a chance to be the best people they can be and, to achieve this, it is in a child’s best interest to be with a properly trained and supportive family.

Upcoming Events

Meet the Team


  • Yasmine Smith

    Child and Family Specialist

    Yasmine works directly with children and families, helping them build connections. Yasmine joined the ABC team in 2022 after graduating from Cabrini University with a bachelor’s in social work. 

    When Yasmine was 5, she was pretty sure she’d be a pediatrician when she grew up.

  • Nikki Outten, LCSW

    Therapist

    Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

    Nikki provides counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults. Nikki has been involved with A Better Chance for Our Children for over 15 years and specializes in supporting foster and adoptive families through a trauma-informed approach. 

    She loves all animals but has a special affinity for cats.

  • Kimberly Crossley

    Child and Family Specialist

    Kim is passionate about serving the children and families in our foster and adoptive community. She joined ABC in the Spring of 2019 and feels that working in the field of child welfare can be emotionally demanding but also incredibly rewarding!

    Favorite quote: “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” ― Barbara De Angelis

  • Pam Starling

    Child and Family Specialist, Program Coordinator for Milford Rec-n-Respite

     Prior to joining ABC in 2018, Pam was a Family Crisis Therapist with the Division of Family Services, where she retired after 25 years of service. Pam provides direct services to children in the foster care system and oversees the Milford Rec-n-Respite program.

     If we held an office talent show, Pam would wow everyone with her Mime Praise Dance and acting talent. 

Get in Touch

Wilmington Location

1307 Philadelphia Pike
Wilmington, DE 19809

Office

302-746-7265
Fax: 302-746-7343

Milford Location

805 S. Dupont Boulevard
Milford, DE 19963

Office

302-725-5008 
Fax: 302-725-5164