The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Code for America is offering a refresher class on how to help families apply for the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) before simplified filing closes on November 15, 2022. This session will also share new information on the launch of the Earned … [Read more...]

US: Troubles of an Older Youth in Foster Care (Commentary) Imprint - September 27, 2022 Being in the foster care system can be a very rough experience. I struggled with never being able to go to the same school, not being able to make friends or build relationships, and never having any kind of … [Read more...]

NY: All-inclusive housing complex in Brooklyn opens doors to those aged out of foster care (Includes video) News 12 Long Island - September 28, 2022 An affordable and supportive housing complex has opened in Brooklyn, with plans to serve those who have aged out of foster care and those with … [Read more...]

NY: Another Voice: Kinship care should be supported as an alternative to foster care (Opinion) (Includes audio) Buffalo News - September 22, 2022 The child welfare system in New York State has made huge strides over the past few years in focusing on locating and placing children with kinship … [Read more...]

US: New PSAs Inspired by Real Adoption Stories Motivate Parents to Consider Adopting Teens From Foster Care (Press release) Ad Council - September 20, 2022 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), AdoptUSKids, and the Ad Council today … [Read more...]

NY: New York City Schools Create Office For Foster Care Students (Includes video) Newsy - September 20, 2022 NYC schools will provide a first-ever citywide office to support students in foster care, something parents and local officials have called for. Recent data from New York City's mayor's … [Read more...]

NY: New state funding for housing available Adirondack Daily Enterprise - September 09, 2022 Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that $35 million in funding is available to provide supportive services for affordable housing projects statewide. This seventh round of funding through the Empire … [Read more...]

NY: Hudson Valley Man Accused of Sexual Abuse At Daycare, Foster Care WPDH - August 30, 2022 The New York State Police Child Abuse Unit recently announced the arrest of 59-year-old John Olsen from the town of Warwick for allegedly sexually abusing multiple juvenile victims. The alleged sexual … [Read more...]

US: Native American Foster And Kinship Families Provide Essential Service Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - August 12, 2022 Native American foster and kinship families play a vital role in the lives of native youth while their parents work through difficulties that make it unsafe to stay at … [Read more...]

US: A Unique Support Group Helps Parents of Children in Foster Care Imprint - August 03, 2022 Parents caught up in the child welfare system have to tell their stories to social worker investigators, lawyers and judges as they fight to keep their families together. But what happens when they share … [Read more...]