Youth Today
All posts tagged "adoption"
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1.1KNewsWhen grandparents raise grandkids
As “kinship caregivers,” grandparents or other relatives are raising a reported 2.4 million children.
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1.3KNewsUnmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children
For states using specialty-managed care for foster kids, transparency and oversight remain spotty.
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1.3KNewsQ&A: Reporter Roxanna Asgarian’s upcoming book dives deep into the murder-suicide that killed six adopted Black children
There's a larger story behind the Hart murder-suicide, Asgarian says.
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3.1KNewsQ&A: Sixto Cancel on prioritizing kinship care for foster youth
Sixto Cancel has truly beat the odds. His innovative approach to leveraging a technology platform geared toward capturing the lived experience of...
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2.8KNewsDo online adoption “heart galleries” do more harm than good?
Two decades ago, it was common practice for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to advertise the faces of foster youth seeking...
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675NewsAdoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine
LEEDS, Maine (AP) — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including...
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4.6KNewsNew Mexico’s first Native family court points to success keeping kids in tribal communities
New Mexico’s first Native family court, based in Albuquerque, is dedicated to hearing child welfare cases that fall under the Indian Child...
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1.4KNewsNative American child advocate to speak at Mississippi conference
Sandy White Hawk will speak at the 10th-annual Indian Child Welfare Act Conference. The event will be held on Feb. 16 at...
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1.1KNewsComments renew debate over adoption as abortion alternative
Clinic operators and other abortion-rights advocates say recent comments from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other abortion opponents perpetuate...
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1.1KNewsAfter SCOTUS hearing, a new look at baby ‘safe haven’ laws
Slightly over 4,000 babies have been surrendered since the first law took effect in 1999, according to both the organization and the...
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayASFA’s Timelines Are Horrible For Children But Another Part Of The Law Is Even Worse
“ASFA has been responsible for the massive destruction of black and brown families. More than 2 million children’s parents’ rights have been...
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayWhen the Product Is Poor People’s Kids, It’s Always a Bull Market
A new study from the Children’s Bureau in the federal Department of Health and Human Services reveals some shocking findings. It turns...
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1.3KGrantsNational Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts Grant
Subject: Child Welfare, Justice, Adoption, Family Support | Deadline: June 7, 2019 | Amount: $1,000,000 - $1,600,000
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1.3KGrantsChild Welfare System Improvement Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Adoption, Foster Care | Deadline: July 18, 2018 | Amount: $1,000,000 - $1,610,000
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Los Angeles Child Welfare Leader Bobby Cagle Could Learn from Mick Jagger
One of the problems with the whole child welfare debate is that we all say pretty much the same things — but...
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2.0K► ReportsDisregarding the Best Interest of the Child: License to Discriminate In Child Welfare Services
This brief from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation discusses the troubling state legislative push over the past several years to allow taxpayer-funded...
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5.1KGuest Opinion EssayFoster Care: How a California Politician Bent an Entire Child Welfare System to His Will
Meet Matt Rexroad. He is an ex-Marine who describes himself as “an influential part of California politics for more than 25 years.”...
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Grants
National Foster Youth Adoption Service and Care Program Grants
Subject: Youth Welfare, Foster Youth, Adoption | Deadline: June 16, 2017
