NY: Pandemic shows New York is too quick to split families, advocates say New York Times - March 15, 2023 As the coronavirus pandemic Opens in a new tab descended on New York City in the spring of 2020, the child welfare system, like much of the city apparatus, went into near shutdown. The effects … [Read more...]

US: Proposed Information Collection Activity: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (OMB #0970-0422) (Press release) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children's Bureau - March 17, 2023 The Children's Bureau, the … [Read more...]

US: An accidental experiment during COVID suggests too many children are removed to foster care (May require subscription) Youth Today - March 15, 2023 In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts worried that children confined at home would be vulnerable to abuse. Brookings … [Read more...]

March 21, 2023 NY: New Children's Home program offers modern approach to foster child mental health (Includes video) WWNY - March 20, 2023 The Children's Home of Jefferson County has been chosen to be part of a new treatment foster care program aimed at helping youth who are most at risk. … [Read more...]

US: Growing Support for Foster Youth in College (May require subscription) Inside Higher Ed - March 13, 2023 Efforts to improve college access and support for foster youth have spurred new laws in multiple states, with legislators from both major parties heeding calls to do more for a group of … [Read more...]

US: Biden wants to reduce homelessness by helping former foster kids pay for rent (Includes video) (Requires subscription) USA Today - March 11, 2023 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY Sat, March 11, 2023 at 5:44 a.m. EST·3 min read Each year, thousands of young people who leave the U.S. foster care … [Read more...]

NY: New York's Foster Care Providers Sue State over Reimbursement Rates Imprint - March 07, 2023 Organizations that run group facilities for New York's children and youth in foster care are fighting a rate change set to begin April 1 that represents a funding cut so significant it "will … [Read more...]

US: We're Building a New Path to Prioritize Kin (Opinion) Imprint - March 07, 2023 Kinship care provides a familiar face and a stable environment for children whose parents are unable to do so. Becoming a kinship caregiver is a selfless, life-changing decision. Across the country, thousands of … [Read more...]

US: New Human Trafficking Operation Targets Adoptive Families in the U.S. (Commentary) (Includes video) Faith It - March 05, 2023 If there's anything that social media has taught us over the years, it's that for everything, there is a market. There's a market for children's toys, a market for … [Read more...]

US: How this nonprofit organization is helping foster kids 'connect' with their families Church News - March 03, 2023 Jennifer Jacobs was an Army veteran, nuclear engineer and physicist who spent most of her career working to counter nuclear terrorism, until she met Jessica Stern. Stern had a … [Read more...]