NY: NYC students in foster care need dedicated office and guaranteed busing, advocates sayChalkbeat New York – June 01, 2021Three dozen advocacy and child welfare organizations are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio to pump $6.5 million into support and services for students in foster care, in time for next school year.https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/1/22463940/nyc-students-in-foster-care-need-dedicated-office-and-guaranteed-busing-advocates-say
US: HHS Awards $200 million in ARPA funding to Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Program grantees
National Association of Counties – June 01, 2021
On May 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Family and Youth Services Bureau at the Administration for Children, Youth and Families awarded $200 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Program grantees. This funding will provide 296 supplement grant awards to states, territories, tribes and local domestic violence organizations to respond to domestic violence. While counties are ineligible to receive direct allocations through the FVPSA program, they may receive funding through their state.
Also: Report: Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse Considerations During COVID-19: https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/social-distancing-domestic-violence.pdf