US: Many say now is the time to fight racial bias in foster care (Commentary) (Includes video) Associated Press - April 14, 2021 Bias and racism are widespread in the child welfare system. Black children are taken into foster care at a disproportionately high rate and languish longer before being … [Read more...]

US: States Hook Up to Strategize Support for Kids, Families as Pandemic Rolls On (Requires subscription) Imprint - April 14, 2021 Eight states are getting together for the rest of 2021 to work out the best way to help children and families weather the second year of the coronavirus pandemic with a … [Read more...]

US: The Majority of All U.S. Children are of Color Washington Informer - April 14, 2021 In 2019, there were more than 73 million children in the United States - making up 22 percent of the nation's population. Children of color made up 49.8 percent of all children, and more than half of the 19.6 … [Read more...]

US: When To File an Emergency Appeal in Family Court (Commentary) (Requires free registration) New York Law Journal - April 14, 2021 When a child has disclosed abuse, the child needs immediate protection and the court is place to go, because unlike Child Protective Services, the court has the … [Read more...]

Canada: Children's Aid Foundation of Canada launches Stand Up for Kids: Future Transformed campaign to raise $75 million for children, youth and families in vulnerable situations (Press release) Children's Aid Foundation of Canada - April 14, 2021 Children's Aid Foundation of Canada has launched … [Read more...]

What’s best for Pascual? His Guatemalan parents sent him to the U.S. for a better life. Then they wanted their 9-year-old back. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/04/06/guatemala-parents-custody-fight-florida/ … [Read more...]

US: Designing a universal child allowance: Who can claim which kids? Brookings - April 12, 2021 The recently enacted American Rescue Plan is a sea change in the federal government's approach to the social safety net. For the first time since the Clinton welfare reforms, a major cash benefit - the … [Read more...]

US: 100 unaccompanied migrant children arrive at Starr Commonwealth Albion campus MLive.com - April 13, 2021 The first 100 unaccompanied migrant children have arrived at the Starr Commonwealth Albion campus, as the organization helps the federal government find a safe haven for hundreds of … [Read more...]

US: Opinion: A humanitarian crisis involving children at the U.S. border is every state's problem, Gov. Reynolds (May require subscription) (Includes video) Des Moines Register - April 13, 2021 The arrival of migrants is a problem. And it's not a new problem. Everyone understands that President … [Read more...]

US: Stimulus-enhanced child tax credits should start flowing in July, IRS chief says (Includes video) CNN - April 13, 2021 The Internal Revenue Service is on track to start sending stimulus-enhanced child tax credits to millions of families in July, the agency's head said Tuesday. For this year, … [Read more...]