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All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"
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1.0KVideosAlways a Need: Recruiting Foster Parents
"They're kids. They need a home; they need to be loved," says Catherine Harm, a social worker and prospective foster parent. Harm...
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1.8KNewsSundance Film: Understand Huge Impact of Tough Childhood Events, Build Resilience
“Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope” is a new film “about age-old problems meeting breakthrough science.” Director James...
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1.6KVideosWhen the Caretaker Has Nowhere to Turn
"[If] we could keep them out of foster care and just work on with what's going on with the family at home,...
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1.3KVideosFoster Kids in the House
"You might not be able to choose what time you go to bed or what you're eating for dinner, but you can...
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Grants
National Foster Care Quality Improvement Grants for LGBTQ Children and Youth
Subject: LGBTQ Youth, Foster Care, Child/Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: May 17, 2016
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1.5KVideos‘She Never Said I Was a Bad Child’
"With all the obstacles you faced while you were in foster care, what motivates you to move forward in life?" Brittany Myers,...
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2.0KNewsFederal Commission Releases Recommendations to End Child Abuse Fatalities
A report released Thursday calls for a national strategy to end child deaths from abuse and neglect. The report emphasizes improved leadership...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayChild Abuse Fatalities Commission Staggers to a Close
During a congressional hearing in 2011, Michael Petit, who then ran an organization called Every Child Matters, was asked which states do...
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Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative Grants
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Child/Youth Welfare | Deadline: May 10, 2016
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Grants for Improving Quality and Access to Care for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities
Subject: Child Welfare, Youth Welfare, Healthcare, Healthcare Access | Deadline: May 10, 2016
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Guest Opinion Essay
Getting Myself Back: Living in Foster Care with People Who Let Me Be a Child
The last fight between my mother and stepfather was severe enough to get them both arrested. With nowhere else to go, we...
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1.3KVideosSummit Trail – Teens Transitioning from Foster Care
Summit Trail is an residential complex in Atlanta for teenagers transitioning out of foster care. Founded by the CHRIS Kids program, Summit...
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2.3KBook ReviewsThe Therapist’s Notebook for Children and Adolescents
“The Therapist’s Notebook for Children and Adolescents" is a compendium of useful tools to support children and teens — with useful information...
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Early Childhood Comprehensive Care Network Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Healthcare, Healthcare Access | Deadline: Apr. 29, 2016
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2.1KFrom the FieldPartnering with Schools Reduces Hunger Among School Kids and Families
Hunger in America is not so much a lack of access to food; it’s a lack of access to nutrition. School-based programs...
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1.2KVideosEx-Foster Youth Turned Lawmaker Prioritizes Spending for Foster Care Reform
“Somebody might get discovered tonight! I may have a record deal for you!” joked Georgia Rep. Erica Thomas, 28, at a communal...
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Grants for Improving Access to Quality Health Care for Children and Youth with Epilepsy
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Health, Healthcare Access | Deadline: May 12, 2016
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887Guest Opinion EssayBabies and Poverty: Top 5 Things Presidential Candidates, Voters Need to Know
While federal spending is projected to increase in the coming year, virtually none of that spending will be directed toward children.
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4.8KFrom the FieldWhat Lessons Have You Learned From the Kids You Work With?
As we gear up for summer programming, camp directors and staff who attended the American Camp Association conference in Atlanta last week...
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Faith and Community-Based Youth Violence Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Welfare, Violence, Safety, Community Development | Deadline: Apr. 12, 2016
