US: Celebrating Grandparents Day and Kinship Care Month (Press release) Administration for Community Living - September 08, 2024 Today is Grandparents Day, and the month of September is National Kinship Care Month. As part of our celebration of both, and in recognition of the contributions of … [Read more...]

US: How grandparents help keep America up and running (Commentary) Signal - September 03, 2024 Approximately 50% of Americans ages 50 to 64 are grandparents, with that figure rising to 80% for the 65-plus crowd, and a large number of them rank grandparenting as one of the great joys of their … [Read more...]

NJ: Children's Aid and Family Services Receives Grant from Bank of America to Support Mobility Mentoring Paramus Post - September 03, 2024 Children's Aid and Family Services, a local non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening families and empowering individuals - children and adults … [Read more...]

NY: Federal court recognizes all foster children as one class (Includes video) Spectrum News - August 27, 2024 In a legal victory for a group challenging the city's foster care system, a federal court judge has ruled that 19 children, can proceed as one class representing all of the children … [Read more...]

US: A disappointing report from the Senate Finance Committee (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - July 22, 2024 On June 12, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) released a report called Warehouses of Neglect: How Taxpayers are Funding Systemic Abuse in Youth Residential Treatment Centers. The … [Read more...]

NY: Aunt, former caseworker push for probe into Sullivan County CPS after foster child's hot car death (Includes video) Westchester News - July 19, 2024 The aunt and former caseworker of a Monticello foster child who died after he was left in a hot car are speaking exclusively tonight with … [Read more...]

NY: When Adoptions 'Break': New York Legislation Aims to Ensure Adoption Subsidies Follow the Child Imprint - July 17, 2024 A bill awaiting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature would end an often undetected practice of adoptive parents pocketing funds for children they are no longer caring … [Read more...]

NY: Who Can Legally Be A Foster Parent In New York State? (Commentary) (Includes video) WBLK - July 16, 2024 Who does New York State legally allow to be a foster parent? Maybe you have some extra room and have been thinking of opening up your home to kids who are in need of foster care. But, … [Read more...]

NJ: Jersey Shore woman to face counts in child abuse case Williamsport Sun-Gazette - July 15, 2024 A Jersey Shore woman will face eight counts each of endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault, District Judge Denise Dieter ruled, while dismissing an additional three counts of each, … [Read more...]

US: Intercountry Adoption: Regulatory Changes to Accreditation and Approval Regulations in Intercountry Adoption (Press release) U.S. Department of State - July 12, 2024 The Department of State (the Department) publishes a final rule revising the Code of Federal Regulations to amend … [Read more...]