PA: Dwell Orphan Care Receives Grant Funding (Press release) Dwell Orphan Care - July 24, 2021 Dwell Orphan Care recently received substantial grant funding as a result of the Williamsport Lycoming Community Fund Capacity Building Grant Fund at the First Community Foundation Partnership of … [Read more...]

PA: Biden's child tax credit will spread wealth. But 13K Philly kids stand to miss out (Includes audio) WHYY - July 23, 2021 The Advanced Child Tax Credit, along with other expanded tax benefits in the American Rescue Plan Act, could reduce child poverty by one-third in Philadelphia, and deep … [Read more...]

PA: Grant funds will revamp Westmoreland's human services department, hire new director Tribune-Review - July 23, 2021 Although human services account for 35% of Westmoreland's $339 million annual budget, it has been several years since any one person oversaw operations for child welfare, aging, … [Read more...]

US: As Olympians compete for gold in Tokyo, USA Gymnastics may never recover from Larry Nassar (Includes video) (Opinion) Indianapolis Star - July 23, 2021 It all came to a head on Aug. 4, 2016, when IndyStar published the first installment of the series "Out of Balance." The investigation found … [Read more...]

International: 3 ways churches can help families seeking int'l adoptions (Opinion) Christian Post - July 25, 2021 Families who adopt internationally, in fact, are heroes, and heroes that, as the church, we have the opportunity to support. They model the upside-down world of Jesus in how they love … [Read more...]

NY: Foster care children in New York to receive more health services (Includes video) Troy Record - July 22, 2021 The New York State Office of Children and Family Services and the New York State Department of Health recently announced a more comprehensive set of health services to further support … [Read more...]

NY: New York state raises age of legal consent to 18, banning child marriage NBC News - July 22, 2021 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday that raises the age of consent to be married to 18 - effectively banning child marriage. The bill, called Nalia's Law, is named after a survivor … [Read more...]

NY: St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services launches new monthly reporting to legislators (May require subscription) NNY360 - July 22, 2021 After several months of reworking how the Department of Social Services reports information to the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators, a new … [Read more...]

US: "Pervasive," "ubiquitous," "extremely high": New data reveal the extent of the invasion of Black homes by family policing agencies. (Opinion) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - July 22, 2021 In 2017, a national study was published which revealed that about one-third of all children and more than half … [Read more...]

US: How the Child Welfare System Made Me Prioritize Education Over Myself (Opinion) Imprint - July 22, 2021 Officials in the child welfare system rave about the 3% of foster youth who age out of foster care who go on to become college graduates - while painfully silencing the experience of the … [Read more...]