DE: Kind to Kids Foundation assists foster children during challenging COVID-19 pandemic (Includes audio) Delaware Public Media - April 01, 2020 An estimated 750 children enter the foster care system in Delaware each year. And continuing to support these children is crucial during the Coronavirus … [Read more...]

NY: It's even more important now to stay vigilant about child abuse (Commentary) Albany Democrat-Herald - April 01, 2020 The symbols of hope will remain visible during April, a reminder that it is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Educational activities associated with the annual event were cancelled … [Read more...]

PA: YMCA of Centre County Encourages Community to Take Online Training for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse State College - April 02, 2020 April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and the YMCA of Centre County is encouraging adults in the community to take Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children, a … [Read more...]

US: Calls to Release Youth from Lockups Due to Virus Threat Grow Nationwide Chronicle of Social Change - April 01, 2020 With most free residents across the United States keeping at least six feet apart, feverishly washing their hands and avoiding any social groups, 43,000 young people in juvenile … [Read more...]

US: HUD AWARDS OVER $24 MILLION TO HELP CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE(Press release) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - April 01, 2020 Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $24.4 million to public housing authorities nationwide through the Family … [Read more...]

US: Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2020 (Press release) Office of United States President Donald J. Trump - March 31, 2020 Childhood should be filled with joy, hope, unconditional love, and acceptance. Tragically, however, far too many of our Nation's young people spend … [Read more...]

Canada: Children's Aid Society cancelled face-to-face meetings. These parents worry they won't see their kids for months Star - April 01, 2020 When A.B. hears people complain about being stuck indoors, she says she doesn't care where she is - if only it were with her child. But for nearly two … [Read more...]

International: COVID-19 Leaves International Adoptive Families Stranded Decision Magazine - March 31, 2020 Amid travel bans, visa restrictions and business closures, international adoption agencies are struggling to cope in the midst of the global pandemic, and some adoptive families have been … [Read more...]

NJ: Coronavirus may be challenging to split families in quarantined world (Includes video) (Commentary) Bridgewater Courier News - March 29, 2020 Coping with the issues presented by a split family is challenging enough in normal times, but the restrictions and anxieties of a pandemic adds to the … [Read more...]

NY: The Last Daycares Standing (Commentary) City Lab - March 28, 2020 Less than a week after New York shuttered the largest school district in the nation, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all non-essential businesses must close, too. Among the exceptions to his edict were child-care programs, … [Read more...]