All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

• News

  Welfare-to-Work Overhaul Boosts Fatherhood Groups

  It took 20 phone calls to persuade him, but 21-year-old Julius Armstrong – a noncustodial never-married father – finally said, “I’ve got...

• News

  Case Could Harm U.S. Kids Abducted to Foreign Lands

  The Elian Gonzalez child custody case may thrill foes of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, but it may jeopardize the return of more...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  At Child Welfare Agencies, the Feds Are Coming

  By Amy Bracken Federal officials will start visiting state child welfare agencies to see how they’re serving kids, under a more stringent...

• ► Reports

  Separate and Unequal: A report on educational barriers for homeless children and youth

  Homeless children and youth are often denied their right to attend public schools, according to this report funded by the W.K. Kellogg...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  A Different Kind of Smart: A Study of Educational Obstacles Confronting Homeless Youth in New England

  This study seeks to draw national implications from an eight-month study of educational obstacles facing homeless youth in four New England states:...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  Keeping Our Eyes On the Prize

  BY KAREN PITTMAN The new millennium is upon us. Reflection is required. What have we accomplished over the past few decades? We...

• ► Newsmakers

  Pig Headed Pierce

  Bill Pierce, president of the 130-member National Council for Adoption (NCFA) since its founding in 1980 retired at year’s end. Pierce surely...

• Research

  The Link Between Violence to Animals and People Protecting Children

  A Publication of the American Humane AssociationVol. 15, No. 2, 1999Available for $11 from Robyn Alsop, editor, (303) 792-9417, or children@americanhumane.org. This...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Turnover Up as Salaries Stay Low

  As if opening the paycheck isn’t depressing enough, a new report from the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) illustrates how poorly...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  International Treaty Targets ‘Worst’ Child Labor

  In a move heralded by child advocates, the U.S. Senate has given President Clinton unanimous consent to ratify a new treaty seeking...

• News

  Latinas’ Perplexing Lead in Teen Births

  Philadelphia—If every Hispanic girl in America thought like Sheila, it seems, perhaps they wouldn’t have the highest teen birthrate of any ethnic...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  New Adoption Law Speeds Up Process

  The focus of the adoption law passed last November makes it easier and faster for children to move out of the foster...

• News

  Clinton’s Thoughts on Child Care

  By Jennifer Durrence President Clinton’s comments at the White House Conference on Child Care last October offer a unique glimpse into his...