Youth Today
All posts tagged "Foster Care"
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233► ReportsThe role of state policy in supporting students experiencing homelessness and former foster youth in higher education
By offering tuition exemptions and services, states can remove barriers for homeless/foster youth.
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454NewsLGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Being on a child's birth certificate does not guarantee parental rights. Adoption's a guarantee.
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663NewsKansas foster care compliance report raises concern with ‘sleep-only’ placement of children
Why is holding foster children in offices, motels and other unsuitable locations still happening?
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518News‘Numerous’ complaints of Kentucky foster youth sleeping in office buildings
Staff are still trying to confirm how many office buildings are involved.
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769► ReportsKinship policy improvements in federal and state child welfare systems
Kinship Policy Improvements Toward Child Welfare System Transformations, the final brief in the Family Ties series from Annie E. Casey Foundation, summarizes...
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2.3KNewsWhite House unveils new policies to transform child welfare
One central area of focus is the distinction between family poverty and child neglect.
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2.4KNews8,000 foster youth in California may have nowhere to go as early as September 30
Nonprofit's Insurance Alliance recently announced it's refusing to offer foster family agencies liability insurance.
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1.0K► ReportsSurvey of kinship care policies shows the need for better data collection by states
Kinship care — when relatives raise children when their parents can’t — how does it work?
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566GrantsNational legal and judicial child welfare center program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoption, Justice, Legal Support | Amount: $2,750,000 - $3,000,000 | Deadline: July 2, 2024
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1.1KNewsTexas 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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1.3K► 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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729NewsFoster Care Support Foundation assists families in need
They provides clothing, infant equipment, developmental toys and books to thousands of children.
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1.4KNewsWhen families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance
2018-2022: In over 700 cases, “inadequate housing” was the sole reason for removing children.
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2.1KNewsWhen grandparents raise grandkids
As “kinship caregivers,” grandparents or other relatives are raising a reported 2.4 million children.
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2.1K► Podcasts‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care
Janell Braxton, 30, continues to reckon with her time in the foster system.
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3.4KNewsCalifornia’s Wiyot Tribe gets land back and builds foster youth housing
As homelessness rises, the Wiyot are ensuring youth have "a place to call home."
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825GrantsTrauma-informed services for troubled foster youth grants
GRANT FOCUS: Foster Care/Youth, Trauma, Mental/Behavioral Health, System-involved Youth | Amount: $750,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 31, 2023
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayFor children under state supervision, youth service provider support can be a lifeline
Youth service providers play an integral role in supporting the needs of young people.
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2.2KNewsAs fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes
In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.
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2.2KNewsReport: Fewer teens in foster care, but less than half find permanent homes
By 2021, neglect was the leading cause the system removed teens from their families.
