Canada: By fighting a compensation ruling, the government denies First Nations children justice - again (Commentary) CBC News - October 08, 2019 Canada is facing what former Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott described as a "humanitarian crisis" with respect to Indigenous child welfare. … [Read more...]

Malawi: Secondary Education Expansion for Development (SEED) Groundbreaking (Press release) U.S. Embassy in Malawi - October 08, 2019 The SEED program is based on the compelling idea that improved access to secondary school significantly improves education and key health outcomes, such as delayed … [Read more...]

NJ: NJ Family Law Expert Urges Comprehensive "Forced Marriage" Laws to Protect State's Forgotten Victims of Abuse (Press release) Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group - October 07, 2019 In her analysis of forced marriage laws published recently in the New Jersey Law Journal, Weinberger … [Read more...]

NY: National Effort to Address Therapy Quality for Adoptees Reaches New York Chronicle of Social Change - October 07, 2019 A Maryland nonprofit called the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) developed the Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) program, rolling out in New York this … [Read more...]

NY: Opinion: The Urgent Need for a New Nonprofit Model in NYC City Limits - October 05, 2019 The nonprofit human services community, from the conglomerate mega agencies, to the settlement houses and smaller community based agencies has historically existed to alleviate the suffering of these … [Read more...]

PA: Second rally held outside Children and Youth headquarters Wilkes-Barre Times Leader - October 08, 2019 Despite rainy weather, nearly a dozen protesters lined Pennsylvania Avenue outside the Luzerne County Children and Youth building Monday morning with one thing on their mind: change. The … [Read more...]

PA: Pittsburgh's child welfare agency goes full Orwell (Commentary) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - October 07, 2019 For a couple of years now, Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh and surrounding suburbs, has been using something called the Allegheny Family Screening Tool (AFST), a predictive … [Read more...]

PA: Berks kids known to Child and Youth Services before deaths (Includes video) WFMZ - October 06, 2019 In the wake of the mysterious deaths of two children found unconscious inside a home in Berks County, welfare officials said the siblings were known to Child and Youth Services. "The review of … [Read more...]

United Kingdom: Grandparents are being pushed to breaking point caring for grandchildren sent to live with them by 'dump and run' parents, report says Daily Mail - October 07, 2019 Grandparents forced to look after their grandchildren after they were abandoned by their parents are at breaking … [Read more...]

NY: 250,000 children were saved from the streets of New York by these holy women Aleteia - October 05, 2019 When Sister Mary Irene and her companions set about the work of rescuing orphans from the teeming streets of post-Civil War New York in 1869, they began a work of charity and mercy the … [Read more...]