US: Top Stories of 2024: CASA's Frozen Funds Imprint - December 24, 2024 Near the end of 2023, The Imprint's Michael Fitzgerald broke the story that the federal government had frozen a primary source of funding to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) national association - a nonprofit … [Read more...]

US: Foster Parenting 101: How to Get Started and What You Need to Know (Commentary) Reverie Page - November 11, 2024 Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of children, orphans, abandoned, or for whatever other reason, live in foster homes or in foster care. These children are often … [Read more...]

NY: NYC foster kids would get luggage for belongings instead of trash bags under new bill Gothamist - November 11, 2024 Like so many parents, New York City Councilmember Rita Joseph said she will never forget those first moments with her children. But as a foster parent, who eventually adopted … [Read more...]

US: Torn Apart: How the Abolition Movement Destroys Foster Youth - And How Listening To Us Can Build A Safer World (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - November 12, 2024 The movement to abolish the current child welfare system -spearheaded by the organization upEND and its co-founder, Alan … [Read more...]

US: A Misguided Rush to Judgment on How Abortion Laws Impact Foster Care (Opinion) Imprint - November 11, 2024 In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, some researchers have … [Read more...]

US: New Nonprofit It Takes A Tribe, Inc. Launches to Empower Indigenous Families in the Foster Care System (Press release) It Takes A Tribe, Inc. - November 14, 2024 It Takes A Tribe, Inc. is pleased to announce its official launch as a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Indigenous … [Read more...]

US: Adoption is saving lives (Opinion) Marquette Wire - November 15, 2024 November is National Adoption Month, and it is time to celebrate more than five million Americans who have found their families through adoption. I am one of those individuals, as I was adopted from China at three years … [Read more...]

Guatemala: Stolen children return to Guatemala to learn the truth (Includes video) El Pais - November 15, 2024 Around 30,000 children from the Central American country were given up for international adoption between 1977 and 2007. In many cases, the processes were riddled with irregularities … [Read more...]

US: Powerful New PSAs Showcase the Mutual Rewards and Unconditional Love of Adoption from Foster Care (Press release) (Includes video) Ad Council, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and AdoptUSKids - November 19, 2024 Today, the Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of … [Read more...]

US: Why it's Critical for Foster Youth to Exercise Their Voting Rights (Opinion) Imprint - November 04, 2024 During the 15 years I spent growing up in foster care, I was always opinionated and outgoing. At the same time, I also felt extremely disempowered. During those years, I moved through … [Read more...]