US: $20K or more to expand your family? How to pay for adoption (Commentary) NerdWallet - August 16, 2021 Adoption can include unplanned costs--like living expenses and hospital costs for the birth mother during pregnancy--that vary depending on the agency and state, as well as the adoption … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan UNHCR - July 13, 2021 The number of civilian casualties has risen 29 per cent during the first quarter of this year compared to 2020, according to UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. An increasing proportion of women and … [Read more...]

Canada: Federal party leaders' visits 'well received' in Cowessess First Nation CBC News - August 22, 2021 The Cowessess First Nation has hosted leaders from three of Canada's federal parties so far in recent weeks. Cowessess First Nation's chief says his community was blessed to see the leaders … [Read more...]

International: How to adopt Afghan refugee children (Commentary) (Includes video) Today - August 20, 2021 The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has left thousands of refugees with no place to turn, many of them children. "No one chooses to become a refugee. Refugees are human beings like all of us … [Read more...]

Iran: Iran Reports Increase In Child Marriages Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty's Radio Farda - August 20, 2021 Iranian officials have reported an increase in the overall number of child marriages last year compared to 2019. According to the Statistics Center of Iran, the marriage rate of girls … [Read more...]

PA: Editorial: Foster care makes the key difference in a kid's life Tribune-Review - August 19, 2021 Pennsylvania has between 13,000 and 15,000 children in the child welfare system at any given time, according to the Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association. In Westmoreland County, there is … [Read more...]

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PA: Philadelphia Department of Human Services Increases Payment for Pandemic Cash Assistance (Press release) City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Office of Children and Families - August 18, 2021 Today the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) is announcing an increase in … [Read more...]

US: Military Families: Additional DOD Actions Could Better Support Military Foster and Adoptive Families U. S. Government Accountability Office - August 19, 2021 The Department of Defense offers programs and services that can help active-duty servicemembers who foster or adopt a child. But, most … [Read more...]

US: U.S. families mid-adoption are trying to get Afghan children out (Includes video) Associated Press - August 18, 2021 It's unclear how many among the throngs of people trying to flee Afghanistan include potential adoptive children. Mary King, executive director of Frank Adoption Center in Wake … [Read more...]

International: One billion children at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF (Press release) UNICEF - August 19, 2021 Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, … [Read more...]