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Pass bill to encourage foster-child adoptions
June 03, 2008 | Des Moines Register
Washington lawmakers have a lot on their plates, from monitoring the Iraq war to grilling oil-industry executives. But they could really make a difference in the lives of some young Americans by passing legislation introduced by Sen. Charles Grassley that provides incentives for adoptions of children in foster care. -
Children in Alabama shouldn't languish in foster care when they can have permanent adoptive homes
May 20, 2008 | The Birmingham News
Eight years is a long time for a child. It's certainly too long to stay in foster care, especially when adoptive parents are available and eager to provide a permanent home. -
Mending broken families
May 07, 2008 | Seattle Times
If congressional lawmakers could see the great potential of foster-care reform in 23-year-old Julia Charles, improvements in this flawed multibillion-dollar system would be swift. -
Foster Care Not There Yet
December 13, 2007 | Hartford Courant
Nearly a third of the more than 5,000 children in foster care in Connecticut have no permanent home to go to and are therefore a high risk of winding up unemployed, homeless or in prison. -
Infusion of hope for foster care
December 13, 2007 | The Virginian-Pilot
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A Better Send off for Foster Care Kids
September 16, 2007 | The Cinncinnati Enquirer
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Keep the clamor up to fix Arizona's broken system
September 09, 2007 | Arizona Republic
If you want to see real change in child welfare, you are going to have to yell longer, not louder. -
Shortchanging the Needy
October 09, 2006 | Baltimore Sun
Fewer children are getting assistance because they don't qualify under rules adopted by Congress as part of the 1996 welfare reform law.
