US: Kinship care is the future of the child welfare system - let's make it accessible to everyone (Opinion) Hill - December 04, 2022 Earlier this year the Biden administration made headlines for including a large investment in kinship foster care in their 2023 proposed budget. This was historic … [Read more...]

US: Too Many Black Foster Kids, Not Enough Black Foster Parents Imprint - December 20, 2022 Family is one of the primary aspects that makes up a child's life. From birth, a child longs for the love and nurture of family. Family is the foundation that gives insights into customs, traditions, and … [Read more...]

South Korea: South Korea to Investigate International Adoptions Imprint - December 27, 2022 After taking testimony from adoptees living in the United States and Europe, the South Korea Truth and Reconciliation Commission is launching an investigation into dozens of cases involving children who may … [Read more...]

US: A closer look at the practice of billing parents for their child's foster care (Audio) NPR - December 27, 2022 Loss of parental rights can be the ultimate punishment from a court. Unpaid debts for foster care can delay the reunion. Some parents are still getting bills even though the feds told … [Read more...]

US: Drowning and Forgotten: Former Foster Youth with Disabilities (Commentary) Imprint - January 03, 2023 Aging out of foster care is already hard for the average foster youth, but it can be even harder when that foster youth has a disability. Having a disability compounds the financial … [Read more...]

US: Federal Adoption Law Leads States To Prematurely Separate Families (Includes video) Reason - January 03, 2023 Between 2015 and 2019, parents of roughly 327,000 children across the country saw their parental rights terminated. In 20 percent of those cases, parents lost their rights less than a … [Read more...]

Join NACAC in asking Congress to include the Adoption Tax Refundability Act in year-end legislation! The current adoption tax credit is non-refundable and therefore doesn't benefit children adopted by families who have lower or moderate incomes. The Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act (H.R. … [Read more...]

US: An Open Adoption Means 'Extra Love And Family' - If All Goes Well (Commentary) Huff Post - November 16, 2022 The idea that birth (or "first") families could remain in contact with adoptive families represents a dramatic shift from how adoptions were approached decades ago. Back then, records … [Read more...]

US: Strain on 'grandfamilies': Grandparents raising grandkids face high levels of food insecurity (Requires subscription) (Includes audio) (Includes video) USA Today - November 18, 2022 About 2.5 million children nationwide are members of grandfamilies, according to the report, which examined U.S. … [Read more...]

US: With a Focus on Prevention and Kinship Care, Number of Children Entering Foster Care Decreases for the Fourth Consecutive Year (Press release) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families - November 04, 2022 National foster care and adoption data … [Read more...]