US: A Look into Generational Pipelines of Foster Care and Homelessness (Commentary) Imprint - June 21, 2023 Growing up, my family's nomadic lifestyle was a defining characteristic of my childhood. Unbeknownst to me at the time, our constant movement from place to place was far from the norm. The … [Read more...]

US: The Disruptive Impact on Sibling Relationships in Foster Care (Commentary) Imprint - June 22, 2023 Home for many foster youth with siblings is never a place. Instead, it's being placed together, which makes enduring the transition into the system less traumatic. A sibling relationship holds a … [Read more...]

US: Parental, Family Leave Programs See Boost in 2023 SHRM Employee Benefits Survey SHRM - June 12, 2023 Significant strides have been made in parental leave and family leave benefits programs over the past year, signaling that employers are getting serious about supporting employees in their home … [Read more...]

NY: New York Needs to Erase the Age, Not Raise It (Opinion) Imprint - June 12, 2023 In New York, foster youth are subjected to the "Raise the Age" policy, which prosecutes teens as adults for criminal offenses, causing older foster youth to be put in juvenile justice centers or detention … [Read more...]

US: What You Need to Know About LGBTQ Foster and Adoption (Press release) Wayfinder Family Services - June 14, 2023 LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the child welfare system: Roughly 30% of youth in foster care identify as LGBTQ, a rate nearly three times higher than those not in the foster care … [Read more...]

NY: Long-Sought Rent Subsidy Goes Up for New York Foster Youth Leaving State Care Imprint - June 01, 2023 The recently passed New York state budget increased rental subsidies for foster youth aging out of the system for the first time since 1988, raising the amount from $300 to $725 per month. The … [Read more...]

US: Submission for OMB Review: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) (OMB #0970-0422) (Press release) Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). - May 26, 2023 The Children's Bureau (CB), the … [Read more...]

US: Foster Care's Conflicting Policies For Sexual and Reproductive Health (Commentary) Imprint - May 18, 2023 The privacy and reproductive rights of foster youth across the country are often overlooked, overruled or mired in confusion: Under some state child welfare policies, teenagers living in … [Read more...]

US: The brutal past and uncertain future of Native adoptions Texarkana Gazette - May 16, 2023 Chris Stearns has two distinct memories from his childhood in the late 1960s. The first is somewhat hazy: a crowded New York City picnic for white families who had adopted Native American boys and girls, … [Read more...]

US: Addressing the Mental Health Effects of Foster Care (Commentary) New America - May 16, 2023 When President Ronald Reagan established May as National Foster Care Month in 1988, he emphasized prioritizing the well-being of children in foster care and promoting placements that represent holistic … [Read more...]