United StatesPublic sector2021 – ongoingGeorgia Department of Human Services
Family-Match adoption matching
Georgia stopped its Family-Match pilot after 2 adoptions, then resumed free use
Problem
Social workers struggled to find lasting adoptive homes.
Approach
Georgia piloted Adoption-Share's AI matching tool. It stopped in October 2022, then resumed under a free agreement.
Results
2adoptions during the year-long pilot, officials said
Takeaway
Social workers said matching recommendations often led to unwilling parents, raising doubts about how the tool assessed families' capacity to adopt.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Goal
- Quality and risk
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Associated Press6 Nov 2023
AP investigated adoption matching. Georgia officials reported disappointing results and subsequent free use.
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Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026