US: 14 nonprofits receive over $639,000 in American Legion CWF grants (Press release) American Legion - October 07, 2021 In its 67th year, the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $639,328 to 14 nonprofits. The recipients were selected during the annual meeting of … [Read more...]

US: Cano-Santiago: The Supreme Court must uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (Opinion) Cavalier Daily - October 07, 2021 Native tribes including the Cherokee Nation, Morongo Band, Oneida Nation and the Quinault Indian Nation have weighed in on the petition and are urging the Supreme Court to … [Read more...]

US: Needed in Child Welfare Leadership: Chief Trust Officer (Opinion) Imprint - October 07, 2021 For any child welfare agency director who wants to develop an organization's family support services and a greater role in primary prevention, there is an intersecting path with other community and … [Read more...]

US: Students parents suffer as more campus child care centers close Hechinger Report - October 07, 2021 For college students who are also parents, a population that makes up more than 20 percent of undergraduates, one of the most important supports is access to child care. But during the pandemic, … [Read more...]

Canada: Canadian Court Backs Billions in Compensation for Indigenous Children, Caregivers Imprint - October 07, 2021 A Canadian judge, rejecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's position, has set the stage for Ottawa to pay billions of dollars in compensation to Indigenous children who were removed … [Read more...]

NY: CPS cases rise with return to school (May require registration) Daily News - October 07, 2021 Genesee County Department of Social Services saw an increase of 32 Child Protective Services cases this September compared to a year ago, DSS Commissioner David Rumsey said this week. "That's directly … [Read more...]

US: More than 120,000 US kids had caregivers die during pandemic Associated Press - October 07, 2021 The number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated, and the toll has been far greater among Black and Hispanic Americans, a new study … [Read more...]

US: Center on Children and The Law Staffing Up (Requires subscription) Imprint - October 06, 2021 The American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law is staffing up, with the addition of four new attorneys to work on issues including kinship care and legal counsel for parents and … [Read more...]

US: How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier. (May require subscription) New York Times - October 06, 2021 In the developed world, the United States is an outlier in its low levels of financial support for young children's care - something Democrats, with their safety net … [Read more...]

US: Plan For Parenting Again: Financial Tips on Raising Grandkids (Commentary) GOBankingRates - October 06, 2021 The U.S. Census Bureau's 2016 American Community Survey, the most recent available, showed that more than 2.5 million grandparents nationwide currently take on primary caretaker roles … [Read more...]