NY: New York School Funding Formula Needs Overhaul, More Than 100 Organizations Urge 74 - September 23, 2024 A coalition of more than 100 New York organizations is urging the state to overhaul its nearly two-decade-old school funding formula. The organizations, which previously joined forces … [Read more...]

International: Opinion: I'm an adoptive dad. But international adoption isn't the only way to help kids. (Includes video) (May require subscription) Columbus Dispatch - September 25, 2024 My family has been blessed through three adoptions - one domestic and two international. Each has been … [Read more...]

NY: City Council Vows to Step Up Care for LGBTQ+ Foster Youth in New York Imprint - September 25, 2024 Legislation now before members of the New York City council would require an annual tally of LGBTQ+ foster youth and the number of times they were moved between homes. The effort is part of … [Read more...]

NY: Program provides college support for students aging out of foster care system (Includes video) News 12 - September 25, 2024 A program has been designed to help support foster kids going to college. Ashley Pierre, 20, says her life changed when she was placed in the foster care system in … [Read more...]

US: Find and Protect Foster Youth Act passes United States House and Senate, waiting for President Biden's signature (Includes video) KENS - September 25, 2024 As a former CASA advocate, working to improve the foster care system around Texas and the entire country has been at the top of the … [Read more...]

US: When Blood Is Not Thicker Than Water: Long-Term Foster Parents May Get Preference for Adoption (Commentary) (Requires free registration) New York Law Journal - September 26, 2024 Each case is unique. The best placement of a child depends on many factors, including each child's individual … [Read more...]

US: HHS Releases Progress Report on Federal Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (Press release) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - September 17, 2024 Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community … [Read more...]

International: An Era of Chinese Adoption Ends, and Families Are Torn Over Its Legacy (Commentary) (Requires subscription) (Includes audio) New York Times - September 15, 2024 China announced this month that it was halting nearly all foreign adoptions, marking the end of a program that forged … [Read more...]

China: China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo (Includes video) CNN - September 06, 2024 China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in … [Read more...]

US: Celebrating Grandparents Day and Kinship Care Month (Press release) Administration for Community Living - September 08, 2024 Today is Grandparents Day, and the month of September is National Kinship Care Month. As part of our celebration of both, and in recognition of the contributions of … [Read more...]