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...]

US: Congress Completes Busy Week on Housing Appropriations National Association of Home Builders - July 20, 2023 The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved its Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies fiscal year 2024 funding bill, and the measure includes $70.06 … [Read more...]

US: Tax tips for new parents (Press release) U.S. Internal Revenue Service - July 10, 2023 Kids are expensive. Whether someone just brought a bundle of joy home from the hospital, adopted a teen from foster care, or is raising their grandchild. There are several tax breaks that can … [Read more...]

US: Tracking Efforts to Pass State-Level ICWA Laws Imprint - July 10, 2023 The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was passed in 1978 as an effort to curtail the disproportionate numbers of Native children being removed from their parents and placed with white adoptive families or sent to boarding … [Read more...]

US: Kids Awaiting Foster Care Placement Are Being "Housed" in Jails and Offices Truthout - July 12, 2023 By age 17, more than half of youth who are removed from their homes will have an encounter with the legal system through arrest, conviction or detention. Critics describe this process as the … [Read more...]

US: The Need to Prioritize Relational Health (Opinion) Imprint - July 11, 2023 Child welfare in the United States is both a symptom and a cause of relational poverty. As a symptom, it reflects what can happen when families are socially isolated and without the necessary social capital or resources … [Read more...]

US: Foster Youth Are Sleeping in Jails, Offices, and Hotels Thanks to Flawed Federal Reforms (Opinion) (May require subscription) (Includes audio) (Includes video) Newsweek - July 14, 2023 The highest-needs children in America's foster care system will go to bed tonight in jail despite not facing … [Read more...]

NY: NY Law Would Allow Parents to Stay in Touch with Kids After Losing Legal Rights Imprint - July 06, 2023 Legislation again passed by New York lawmakers would allow some people who have lost parental rights to contact their children in the future - even when kids have been adopted into other … [Read more...]