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All posts tagged "Foster Care"
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242NewsLawmakers provide grim look at WV foster care system, say mandated improvements, funding needed
The state leads the nation in the rate of children coming into foster care.
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361NewsKansas foster care compliance report raises concern with ‘sleep-only’ placement of children
Why is holding foster children in offices, motels and other unsuitable locations still happening?
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282News‘Numerous’ complaints of Kentucky foster youth sleeping in office buildings
Staff are still trying to confirm how many office buildings are involved.
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622► ReportsKinship policy improvements in federal and state child welfare systems
Kinship Policy Improvements Toward Child Welfare System Transformations, the final brief in the Family Ties series from Annie E. Casey Foundation, summarizes...
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1.9KNewsWhite House unveils new policies to transform child welfare
One central area of focus is the distinction between family poverty and child neglect.
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2.1KNews8,000 foster youth in California may have nowhere to go as early as September 30
Nonprofit's Insurance Alliance recently announced it's refusing to offer foster family agencies liability insurance.
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965► ReportsSurvey of kinship care policies shows the need for better data collection by states
Kinship care — when relatives raise children when their parents can’t — how does it work?
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405GrantsNational legal and judicial child welfare center program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoption, Justice, Legal Support | Amount: $2,750,000 - $3,000,000 | Deadline: July 2, 2024
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866NewsTexas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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1.1K► ReportsFoster care or foster con? Preserving the federal benefits of America’s most vulnerable children
A report analyzes what all 50 states are doing about foster youth federal benefits.
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642NewsFoster Care Support Foundation assists families in need
They provides clothing, infant equipment, developmental toys and books to thousands of children.
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1.2KNewsWhen families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance
2018-2022: In over 700 cases, “inadequate housing” was the sole reason for removing children.
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1.9KNewsWhen grandparents raise grandkids
As “kinship caregivers,” grandparents or other relatives are raising a reported 2.4 million children.
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1.9K► Podcasts‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care
Janell Braxton, 30, continues to reckon with her time in the foster system.
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3.2KNewsCalifornia’s Wiyot Tribe gets land back and builds foster youth housing
As homelessness rises, the Wiyot are ensuring youth have "a place to call home."
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2.5KNewsHow a partisan budget battle worsened Illinois’ foster care crisis
Illinois foster kids are staying in social workers' offices, conference centers and jails.
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753GrantsTrauma-informed services for troubled foster youth grants
GRANT FOCUS: Foster Care/Youth, Trauma, Mental/Behavioral Health, System-involved Youth | Amount: $750,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayFor children under state supervision, youth service provider support can be a lifeline
Youth service providers play an integral role in supporting the needs of young people.
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1.2K► ReportsFostering youth transitions 2023
A new report compiles and examines data on foster youth ages 14 to 21.
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2.1KNewsAs fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes
In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.
