NY: New York Lawmaker Pushes City Agencies to Fast-Track Youth Rental Assistance Imprint - November 24, 2020 Visibly frustrated with two city agencies responsible for preventing homelessness among young adults aging out of foster care, a New York City Council member said in a virtual public … [Read more...]

US: A Judge Ordered the Government to Reconnect Migrant Kids with Parents. But These Private-Sector Groups are Doing the Work. Washingtonian - November 24, 2020 In 2018, when a judge halted the "zero tolerance" practice of separating migrant children from their parents at the border, it marked the … [Read more...]

US: Agency Information Collection Activities; Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and Annual Report (Press release) US Bureau of Indian Affairs - November 24, 2020 The BIA is seeking to renew the information collection conducted under 25 CFR 23, related to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The BIA … [Read more...]

US: Guaranteed Rate Donates Over $3 Million to Children in Need Through New Initiative (Press release) Guaranteed Rate - November 24, 2020 Guaranteed Rate, one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the country, today announces that its employee-driven fundraising effort has donated over $3.3 … [Read more...]

US: How state courts use disability to remove Native children from their homes (Includes audio) Berkeley News - November 24, 2020 Ella Callow, the director of the Office of Disability Access and Compliance at UC Berkeley and who spent more than a decade as a lawyer before coming to Berkeley … [Read more...]

US: There was a 28% increase in child Covid-19 cases over the last two weeks, American Academy of Pediatrics says CNN - November 24, 2020 There were more than 144,000 new cases of Covid-19 reported among children last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Monday. Over the last two … [Read more...]

US: U.S. Justice Department: Discrimination Settlement a 'Landmark' Moment for Disabled Parents Imprint - November 24, 2020 Massachusetts must stop its years long practice of using "unsupported stereotypes" to justify taking away the children of parents with disabilities, under a settlement that … [Read more...]

US: Van Hollen, Manchin, Collins, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Dedicate November as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month (Press release) Office of Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator for Maryland - November 20, 2020 This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Joe Manchin … [Read more...]

International: WeWorld Index 2020: Women and children in times of Covid-19 We World GVC - November 24, 2020 In 110 out of 172 countries women and children are experiencing forms of exclusion (in 49 countries serious or very serious forms of exclusion, 1 country out of 3). The Covid-19 pandemic has … [Read more...]

International: What Hides In The Shadows Of The Pandemic? Domestic Violence (May require subscription) Forbes - November 24, 2020 Several United Nations' reports indicate that since the outbreak of the pandemic, empirical research suggests that all types of violence against women and girls, … [Read more...]