Youth Today
All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"
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634NewsParents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
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853NewsTexas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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1.1K► ReportsFoster care or foster con? Preserving the federal benefits of America’s most vulnerable children
A report analyzes what all 50 states are doing about foster youth federal benefits.
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1.5KNewsHow a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children’s grades and parents’ sense of self
Successful programs have shifted public opinion to be more favorable towards monthly guaranteed incomes.
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758NewsNew Utah law prioritizes child safety in custody courts
The legislation limits the use of reunification therapies and increases scrutiny of expert witnesses.
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636NewsFoster Care Support Foundation assists families in need
They provides clothing, infant equipment, developmental toys and books to thousands of children.
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957NewsHealing the children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.
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817NewsWhen the number of bedrooms in a home keeps parents from getting their kids back
Inadequate housing cases took longer to resolve than cases involving physical or sexual abuse.
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1.0KNewsCurbing private equity’s expansion into child care
Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.
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714NewsMassachusetts’ highly touted push to “significantly reduce” affordable housing vacancies barely made a dent
Families desperate for refuge from the winter cold remained unhoused through the winter.
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayNewsom’s aboutface raises homelessness risks for California’s oldest foster care youth
Newsom proposed a budget completely eliminating essential increases in funding for housing and services.
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1.3KNewsA New Deal for Youth endorses the Young Adult Tax Credit Act
This $500/month cash payment would allow young people to better afford necessities like rent.
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayAfter years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry
Early education and child care represent the most diverse and lowest-paid sector in education.
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686NewsQ&A: There was no guide to looking for child care. Now there is.
Child care is scarce and expensive. Parents have questions. This guide has the answers.
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818NewsIs your state reporting child care deaths, serious injuries and abuse?
States are required to report this data by federal law, but some do not.
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1.4KNewsNYC child abuse investigators violate parents’ civil rights, lawsuit alleges
Class-action suit says agency conducts tens of thousands of illegal searches each year.
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862NewsGas, food, lodging for homeless students in jeopardy as funding deadline looms
Once those funds expire, many will be scrambling to keep serving families in crisis.
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477NewsEmpty display cases, hungry kids, disrupted production: NYC’s cafeteria cuts send shockwaves
The circumstances surrounding the school food budget cut are still somewhat murky.
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504NewsEveryday Hero: Andrea Hancock dreams of a night when bed bugs don’t bite
Making a difference with clean bedding and pest control for the most at-risk communities.
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625NewsQ&A: Child care workers organize for better pay and treatment
Workers are exceptionally hard to unionize, due to high turnover rates and geographic spread.
