US: U.S. youths leaving care given cash, and time, as COVID spurs action Thomson Reuters Foundation - May 23, 2022 Like many teenagers in foster care, Korah Loyd dreaded her 18th birthday. "It was a collective joke among foster kids: When you turn 18, what street are you going to live on?" Loyd, … [Read more...]

Ukraine: Ukraine suspends intl adoption - Ombudswoman Interfax-Ukraine News Agency - May 23, 2022 Ukraine temporarily suspended international adoption for the period of the war, but is grateful to partner countries that give asylum to Ukrainian children, said the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for … [Read more...]

Baby formula shortage is particularly painful for foster and adoptive families Karen Braxton is a proud foster care mom who delights in the 9-month-old baby girl she and her husband welcomed to their Baltimore home in 2021. “She’s doing great,” Braxton said by phone, as the infant gurgled in … [Read more...]

Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine LEEDS, Maine (AP) — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including those who have seen their prospective adoptions put on hold. Ukraine was once one of the U.S.’s most … [Read more...]

US: Baby formula shortage is particularly painful for foster and adoptive families NBC News - May 19, 2022 The nationwide out-of-stock percentage for formula was more than 40 percent for the week ending May 8, according to retail analysis firm Datasembly, though Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...]

US: Broken Adoptions (May require subscription) USA Today - May 19, 2022 Broken adoptions have been on the federal government's radar for more than 20 years. Yet the government has done little to get its arms around the problem, despite funneling billions of taxpayer dollars a year into adoption … [Read more...]

US: Submission for OMB Review; Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance-Title IV-E (OMB #0970-0433) (Press release) U.S. Administration for Children and Families - May 18, 2022 The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human … [Read more...]

US: Grassley Resolution Designating May as National Foster Care Month Passes Senate (Press release) Office of Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator for Iowa - May 17, 2022 Last night, the Senate passed a resolution by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster … [Read more...]

US: Major decline in adoptions accompanies COVID-19 pandemic Baptist Press - May 17, 2022 A substantial drop in the number of adoptions in the United States coincided with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. Intercountry adoptions declined by 45 percent from 2019 to … [Read more...]