US: Biden Picks Florida Lawyer to Lead Youth Workforce and Employment Development Imprint - July 26, 2021 President Joe Biden has chosen a former harsh critic of Florida's unemployment system to oversee the national programs that states use to fight joblessness, including those that focus … [Read more...]

US: In Quest to Meet Needs of Foster Youth, More States Create Independent Ombuds Offices Imprint - July 26, 2021 To get their basic needs met, foster youth and their advocates across the country are pushing for the creation of offices with the sole purpose of listening to and addressing their … [Read more...]

US: New Vaccine Mandates Are Coming For Government Employees And Health Care Workers KIOS - July 26, 2021 Across the country, officials are rolling out new requirements for mandatory vaccines for public employees - and the possibility of penalties if they fail to comply - as cases of the delta … [Read more...]

US: Newborns Benefit From Nurse Home Visits, Study Finds Imprint - July 26, 2021 Researchers at Duke University have found that visits by a registered nurse to the homes of newborns as part of a comprehensive public health program can have significant, lasting positive effects. The randomized … [Read more...]

US: Numbers of unaccompanied minors at border setting record Catholic News Service - July 26, 2021 In early June, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, ordered child care regulators in Texas to take away licenses from facilities that provide shelter and other services to migrant children who crossed the … [Read more...]

US: University of Chicago Examines Connection Between Poverty and Child Welfare (Includes video) WTTW - July 26, 2021 Families living in poverty are more likely to be involved with the child welfare system, and in more than 60% of cases nationwide, authorities find children being neglected, not … [Read more...]

New Zealand: New Zealand pandemic policies pushed 18,000 children into poverty, study shows (Includes video) Guardian - July 26, 2021 An additional 18,000 New Zealand children were pushed into poverty in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research, despite child welfare … [Read more...]

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...]