PA: Gov. signs Topper bill prohibiting child marriages Bedford Gazette - May 15, 2020 Pennsylvania minors have protection from predatory marriages after the governor signed into law House Bill 360 to prohibit marriages before the age of 18, Reps. Jesse Topper, R-Bedford, and Perry Warren, D-Bucks, … [Read more...]

US: Webinars to address higher ed access for children with history of foster care USTA Today - May 14, 2020 In honor of Foster Care Awareness Month, the Bexar County Fostering Educational Success pilot program is launching a webinar series to highlight higher education access and the holistic … [Read more...]

US: When Someone You Love Is Behind Bars (Commentary) Saturday Evening Post - May 14, 2020 In an interview, Sylvia A. Harvey talks about her new book profiling families of prisoners, and how the details of your day-to-day life change when someone you love is behind … [Read more...]

US: Why Congress must help nonprofits (Opinion) Hill - May 14, 2020 We are living through an unprecedented once in a lifetime crisis. While the loss of life has been devastating, we must also recognize that this pandemic has created many victims. There are more than one million charitable … [Read more...]

US: Why the Drop in Child Welfare Reports Might Be a Good Sign (Opinion) Slate - May 14, 2020 Thanks to the "new normal" of COVID-19, we are separated from people we love, many are facing economic insecurity, and our daily routines have been shattered. And within our homes, stress, anxiety, and … [Read more...]

International: Coronavirus puts four million girls at risk of child marriage Reuters - May 14, 2020 Four million girls are at risk of child marriage in the next two years because of the new coronavirus pandemic, a global charity said on Friday, as campaigners warned that the crisis could undo … [Read more...]

US: Students still on campus: Dozens, in some cases hundreds, couldn't go home Philadelphia Inquirer - May 16, 2020 Throughout the region, dozens - in some cases, hundreds - of students still live on college campuses, months after most were forced to leave as schools moved instruction … [Read more...]

NJ: CASA Volunteers Adjust to Covid-19 Constraints New Jersey Monthly - May 13, 2020 In March, CASA of New Jersey informed its 2,000-odd volunteers that they would have to use remote methods to check in with the children assigned to them. "It's been amazing," says Waters of the volunteers' … [Read more...]

PA: Protecting children is a community responsibility (Commentary) Daily Item - May 14, 2020 The total of child abuse near fatalities and substantiated fatalities was close to 90 between 2009-2014. In 2018 the total was 136. In around 50 percent of the cases, there was CYS involvement. … [Read more...]

US: Bills Would Add $520 Million to Support Older Foster Youth, Help Prevent Aging Out Chronicle of Social Change - May 13, 2020 House leadership on child welfare introduced two bills today that would increase funds for older foster youth and help states prevent teens and young adults in foster … [Read more...]

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