NY: The Child Welfare System Is Failing Children, Separating Black and Brown Families (Opinion) (Includes video) Teen Vogue & Zealous - September 11, 2023 Over the last six and a half years, I have represented over 400 children in Queens County Family Court in New York, where children are … [Read more...]

US: Rebuilding Family After Foster Care Imprint and Marshall Project - September 07, 2023 Terrick Bakhit's loyalty to his brothers Matthew and Joseph is tattooed across his chest: "MTJ," each letter representing the brothers' initials. As kids, they ran away from home together: Their mother … [Read more...]

US: The Questions That Must Be Answered (Opinion) Imprint - September 05, 2023 Seasons of sadness and confusion are a natural part of the life cycle for humans and their institutions. Although they are perhaps inevitable, they can be debilitating. The child welfare profession is in the middle … [Read more...]

NJ: CASA of Morris and Sussex Counties recruiting for volunteers (Press release) CASA of Morris and Sussex Counties - August 22, 2023 CASA of Morris and Sussex Counties is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in foster care who have been abused or neglected. They especially have a need … [Read more...]

NY: Berkshire Farm Center and Services For Youth Looking for Foster Parents WICZ - August 24, 2023 A local organization is calling on the community to become new foster parents. Berkshire Farms Center will be holding an informational event at the Holiday Inn on August 29th, with complimentary … [Read more...]

PA: Little progress in complex foster children lawsuit (May require subscription) Altoona Mirror - August 17, 2023 The federal district judge presiding over a civil rights case in which three former foster children are suing Blair County and others involved in removing them from their parental … [Read more...]

NY: Report: Parents in shelters have no direct way to reunify with children in foster care (May require subscription) (Includes video) Spectrum News 1 - August 09, 2023 A new report by the Institute for Community Living sounds the alarm on an issue within the foster care system. It says … [Read more...]

US: HUD Allocates $869K to Public Housing Authorities as Part of Foster Youth to Independence Initiative (Press release) United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - August 09, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $869,000 in funding … [Read more...]

NY: Warren County needs more foster families than ever before (Includes video) WNYT - August 10, 2023 Warren County's Social Services department said despite recent local outreach, they still don't have enough foster families to fill the need. There will always be a need for foster families, … [Read more...]

US: Unfinished Business: The Ongoing Issues of the Foster Care System (Commentary) Imprint - July 18, 2023 I am an aged-out youth from foster care that is lucky, and when I say this, I am not using this term loosely. How the system has constantly plagued and destroyed children and families is a … [Read more...]