NY: Holchul asks for masks during Delta variant rise.Oswego County News Now - September 16, 2021 As Delta variant COVID-19 infection rates run rampant statewide, Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday announced new facemask requirements for a variety of state-licensed facility regardless of vaccination … [Read more...]

US: I Will Never Forget That I Could Have Lived With People Who Loved Me (Opinion) (May require subscription) New York Times - September 16, 2021 When I left the foster care system, I founded a nonprofit, Think of Us, to promote systems change for foster care. We partnered with the Annie E. Casey … [Read more...]

US: Opinion: The child tax credit must become permanent. And refundable. (May require subscription) Washington Post - September 16, 2021 The expanded child tax credit adopted earlier this year has already made substantial progress in delivering on its promise of cutting child poverty in half and … [Read more...]

US: How to Expand Access to Coverage for Former Foster Children HealthPayerIntelligence - September 14, 2021 The Affordable Care Act's protections for former foster children has increased access to coverage for foster youths, a particularly vulnerable population, according to a study published by … [Read more...]

US: School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback (Includes video) Associated Press & Report for America - September 13, 2021 President Joe Biden has encouraged every school district to promote vaccines, including with on-site clinics, to protect students as they return to school … [Read more...]

International: Guatemala launches new program to help adoptees access records EIN Presswire - September 17, 2021 An estimated 30,000-50,000 children were adopted from Guatemala to the United States and Europe before intercountry adoptions from Guatemala closed permanently in January 2008. Tens of … [Read more...]

International: BEB accelerates permanency work for children in Latin America through new partnership with Government of Paraguay (Press release) Both Ends Believing - September 14, 2021 Just two weeks after Both Ends Believing announced that its technology platform, Children First Software (CFS), … [Read more...]

PA: Bills created in memory of Grace Packer aim to better protect children in Pa. child welfare system, lawmakers say (Includes video) WFMZ - September 15, 2021 Two Pennsylvania legislators introduced a legislative package Wednesday aimed at better protecting children in the Pennsylvania child … [Read more...]

US: Foster Youth Advocate Joins Biden Administration's Child Welfare Agency Leadership (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 15, 2021 Vowing to work against racial discrimination and unnecessary family separation, a former foster youth from Connecticut and outspoken advocate for her peers … [Read more...]

US: HUD Awards $142 Million to Help End Youth Homelessness (Press release) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - September 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness in 33 local communities, … [Read more...]