US: How much does the average adoption cost? A breakdown by state and country (Includes video) Today - July 25, 2022 Average adoption costs can vary greatly based on the type of adoption and circumstances around the adoption. If you are considering adopting a child, these are some of the costs you … [Read more...]

US: How much does the average adoption cost? A breakdown by state and country (Includes video) Today - July 25, 2022 Average adoption costs can vary greatly based on the type of adoption and circumstances around the adoption. If you are considering adopting a child, these are some of the costs you … [Read more...]

US: Gender transitions at school spur debate over when, or if, parents are told (Includes audio) (May require subscription) Washington Post - July 18, 2022 Surprising many families nationally, public schools often don't inform parents when students socially transition. They see confidentiality as … [Read more...]

NY: Foster kids need more educational help now NYN Media - July 19, 2022 There are more than 8,000 children in foster care in New York City and, if recent trends continue, no more than 2,000 of them will graduate high school. A recently completed study by the City's Center for Innovation Through … [Read more...]

US: Sending Out an SOS: Help Combat Childhood Trauma (Opinion) Psychology Today - July 08, 2022 Childhood trauma impacts more than 60 percent of adults and 66 percent of children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control (C.D.C.) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services … [Read more...]

NY: NYC Department of Education to kick-start new office for foster care students (Includes video) News 12 - July 11, 2022 Starting next school year, the city's Department of Education will have its first-ever office for students in foster care. The DOE says it'll be hiring nine new staff members … [Read more...]

US: The federal government will allow states to stop charging families for foster care NPR - July 01, 2022 New guidance from the federal government will make it easier for states to stop a controversial practice that, according to a 2021 NPR investigation, keeps impoverished families in debt when … [Read more...]

US: Eight New Programs Approved, Ten Rejected By Family First Act Clearinghouse (Requires subscription) Imprint - July 05, 2022 The federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services has cleared eight new programs, including a Utah program aimed at instilling confidence and … [Read more...]

US: How Hidden Foster Care Harms Children and Parents of Color (Opinion) Imprint - July 07, 2022 I am Aubrey Edwards-Luce and I am a Black woman. For five years, I was a lawyer representing kids in foster care. I know how hard it can be for teenagers to get out of the child welfare system. Bias … [Read more...]