PA: Rental assistance program for former foster children comes to Lancaster County Lancaster Online - October 01, 2024 A recently launched voucher program in Lancaster County offers rental assistance to young people ages 18 to 24 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who have left … [Read more...]

NY: New York School Funding Formula Needs Overhaul, More Than 100 Organizations Urge 74 - September 23, 2024 A coalition of more than 100 New York organizations is urging the state to overhaul its nearly two-decade-old school funding formula. The organizations, which previously joined forces … [Read more...]

International: Opinion: I'm an adoptive dad. But international adoption isn't the only way to help kids. (Includes video) (May require subscription) Columbus Dispatch - September 25, 2024 My family has been blessed through three adoptions - one domestic and two international. Each has been … [Read more...]

NY: City Council Vows to Step Up Care for LGBTQ+ Foster Youth in New York Imprint - September 25, 2024 Legislation now before members of the New York City council would require an annual tally of LGBTQ+ foster youth and the number of times they were moved between homes. The effort is part of … [Read more...]

NY: Program provides college support for students aging out of foster care system (Includes video) News 12 - September 25, 2024 A program has been designed to help support foster kids going to college. Ashley Pierre, 20, says her life changed when she was placed in the foster care system in … [Read more...]

US: Find and Protect Foster Youth Act passes United States House and Senate, waiting for President Biden's signature (Includes video) KENS - September 25, 2024 As a former CASA advocate, working to improve the foster care system around Texas and the entire country has been at the top of the … [Read more...]

US: When Blood Is Not Thicker Than Water: Long-Term Foster Parents May Get Preference for Adoption (Commentary) (Requires free registration) New York Law Journal - September 26, 2024 Each case is unique. The best placement of a child depends on many factors, including each child's individual … [Read more...]

US: HHS Releases Progress Report on Federal Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (Press release) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - September 17, 2024 Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community … [Read more...]

International: An Era of Chinese Adoption Ends, and Families Are Torn Over Its Legacy (Commentary) (Requires subscription) (Includes audio) New York Times - September 15, 2024 China announced this month that it was halting nearly all foreign adoptions, marking the end of a program that forged … [Read more...]

China: China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo (Includes video) CNN - September 06, 2024 China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in … [Read more...]