International: Guatemala launches new program to help adoptees access records EIN Presswire - September 17, 2021 An estimated 30,000-50,000 children were adopted from Guatemala to the United States and Europe before intercountry adoptions from Guatemala closed permanently in January 2008. Tens of … [Read more...]

International: BEB accelerates permanency work for children in Latin America through new partnership with Government of Paraguay (Press release) Both Ends Believing - September 14, 2021 Just two weeks after Both Ends Believing announced that its technology platform, Children First Software (CFS), … [Read more...]

PA: Bills created in memory of Grace Packer aim to better protect children in Pa. child welfare system, lawmakers say (Includes video) WFMZ - September 15, 2021 Two Pennsylvania legislators introduced a legislative package Wednesday aimed at better protecting children in the Pennsylvania child … [Read more...]

US: Foster Youth Advocate Joins Biden Administration's Child Welfare Agency Leadership (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 15, 2021 Vowing to work against racial discrimination and unnecessary family separation, a former foster youth from Connecticut and outspoken advocate for her peers … [Read more...]

US: HUD Awards $142 Million to Help End Youth Homelessness (Press release) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - September 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness in 33 local communities, … [Read more...]

US: The Children Who Disappeared Today - September 15, 2021 In March 2020, when most schools across the United States closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers and administrators scrambled to set up remote learning on the fly. Elementary, middle and high school students suddenly had to … [Read more...]

US: US gymnasts offer scathing assessment of FBI (Includes video) Hill - September 15, 2021 Star U.S. gymnasts offered stark criticism Wednesday of the FBI's handling of its investigation into sexual assault and harassment in the U.S. gymnastics program, prompting criticism from lawmakers of the … [Read more...]

US: Child Abuse Prevention: Senators Seek More CAPTA Money for Community-Based Family Services Imprint - September 14, 2021 Saying efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect are "tragically underfunded," a pair of U.S. senators have introduced a bill that uses an unconventional approach that could … [Read more...]

US: Dr. Zeinab Chahine selected as Casey Family Programs' executive vice president of Child and Family Services (Press release) Casey Family Programs - September 14, 2021 Dr. Zeinab Chahine has been appointed executive vice president of Child and Family Services at Casey Family Programs effective … [Read more...]

US: Family First Act: Where Things Stand as It Takes Effect (Requires subscription) Imprint - September 14, 2021 In just a few weeks, the major provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act will take effect in all 50 states, more than two years after former President Donald Trump signed … [Read more...]