The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) will honor the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) for its outstanding commitment to provide training programs for adoption mental health and child welfare professionals. This is in response to the new Permanency & Adoption Competency Certificate program offered by CASCW. The formal acknowledgment of CASCW's work in this area will be recognized at NACAC's 2011 Voices from the Heart Gala on November 12 in St. Paul. Other honorees are Senator Amy Klobuchar and Alexis Oberdorfer of the Children's Home Society & Family Services.