US: I Will Never Forget That I Could Have Lived With People Who Loved Me (Opinion) (May require subscription) New York Times - September 16, 2021 When I left the foster care system, I founded a nonprofit, Think of Us, to promote systems change for foster care. We partnered with the Annie E. Casey … [Read more...]

US: Opinion: The child tax credit must become permanent. And refundable. (May require subscription) Washington Post - September 16, 2021 The expanded child tax credit adopted earlier this year has already made substantial progress in delivering on its promise of cutting child poverty in half and … [Read more...]

US: How to Expand Access to Coverage for Former Foster Children HealthPayerIntelligence - September 14, 2021 The Affordable Care Act's protections for former foster children has increased access to coverage for foster youths, a particularly vulnerable population, according to a study published by … [Read more...]

US: School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback (Includes video) Associated Press & Report for America - September 13, 2021 President Joe Biden has encouraged every school district to promote vaccines, including with on-site clinics, to protect students as they return to school … [Read more...]

International: Guatemala launches new program to help adoptees access records EIN Presswire - September 17, 2021 An estimated 30,000-50,000 children were adopted from Guatemala to the United States and Europe before intercountry adoptions from Guatemala closed permanently in January 2008. Tens of … [Read more...]

International: BEB accelerates permanency work for children in Latin America through new partnership with Government of Paraguay (Press release) Both Ends Believing - September 14, 2021 Just two weeks after Both Ends Believing announced that its technology platform, Children First Software (CFS), … [Read more...]

PA: Bills created in memory of Grace Packer aim to better protect children in Pa. child welfare system, lawmakers say (Includes video) WFMZ - September 15, 2021 Two Pennsylvania legislators introduced a legislative package Wednesday aimed at better protecting children in the Pennsylvania child … [Read more...]

US: Foster Youth Advocate Joins Biden Administration's Child Welfare Agency Leadership (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 15, 2021 Vowing to work against racial discrimination and unnecessary family separation, a former foster youth from Connecticut and outspoken advocate for her peers … [Read more...]

US: HUD Awards $142 Million to Help End Youth Homelessness (Press release) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - September 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness in 33 local communities, … [Read more...]

US: The Children Who Disappeared Today - September 15, 2021 In March 2020, when most schools across the United States closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers and administrators scrambled to set up remote learning on the fly. Elementary, middle and high school students suddenly had to … [Read more...]