Worldwide Orphans (WWO) is grateful for the support of Anderson Cooper and is honored to be featured on CNN's "Champions for Change" series. WWO believes that play holds a transformative power for both children and adults. In the United States and overseas, we give children and adults an … [Read more...]

‘I Can’t Go Without My Son,’ a Mother Pleaded as She Was Deported to Guatemala As a growing number of families are separated as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to control illegal immigration, some parents are being deported before recovering their children. They’d had a plan: Elsa … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Lybia: Europe Accused of Failing Migrants in Libya as Human Traffickers Thrive Voice of America - June 06, 2018 Rising populism across Europe is fueling human trafficking in Libya where a growing number of migrants are being trapped in detention centers … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Foster Care: Additional Actions Could Help HHS Better Support States' Use of Private Providers to Recruit and Retain Foster Families US General Accounting Office - May 30, 2018 States employ a range of strategies to recruit foster families and nearly … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Wyden, colleagues intro bill to end 'cruel' separation policy KTVX - June 07, 2018 Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined 31 of his Senate colleagues Thursday in introducing legislation to keep immigrant families together by preventing the Department of … [Read more...]

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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Case of Georgia Parents Jailed for Providing Son Medical Marijuana Reveals Crazy Variation in State Cannabis Laws (Commentary) Entrepreneur - June 07, 2018 Even two states with legal medical marijuana might have it legal for different conditions. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: HRC Foundation Announces Groundbreaking LGBTQ-Inclusive Resources for Child Welfare Agencies (Press release) Human Rights Campaign - June 07, 2018 Today, HRC Foundation unveiled groundbreaking new resources to guide child welfare agencies across the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Early Takeaways from 50-State Look at Extended Foster Care Chronicle of Social Change - June 07, 2018 The review found that 45 states currently offer at least some form of extended foster care to youth who opt to remain in the system as they move … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: U.S. Immigration Officials Can Now Deport Hosts of Migrant Children Stateline - June 08, 2018 A new federal policy will allow federal agents to investigate, and possibly arrest and deport, families who step up to host children found at the border. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Lawmakers Take Action on "Safe Harbor" Bill (Includes video) WBRE/WYOU-TV - June 05, 2018 After more than a year of being stalled -- a bill designed to protect victims of human trafficking is moving through the State Capitol. It would protect child … [Read more...]