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House of Representatives Passes Child Welfare Bill That Includes Tribal Foster Care Funding
June 25, 2008 | Native American Times
Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed under suspension H.R. 6307, the “Fostering Connections to Success Act.” Representative McDermott (D-WA) introduced the bill saying, “Today, we are focused on the shortcomings of the existing system that can disconnect foster children from the things they need most: Family, support, and school.” -
Ex-foster kids ease stress for those now in system
May 27, 2008 | Arizona Daily Star
Lupe Tovar can't stop the tears from welling when she's asked if she ever felt loved as a child. She and six siblings were taken from their drug-addicted mother in the Phoenix area when Lupe was 5. -
Elmira man honored for foster care support
May 22, 2008 | Elmira Star-Gazette
An Elmira man was honored as a 2008 Outstanding Young Leader by the FosterClub network and Kids Are Waiting campaign, parts of a national, nonpartisan project of the Pew Charitable Trusts. -
Grassley wants to strenghthen adoption legislation
May 20, 2008 | Radio Iowa News
Legislation boosting the incentives for people to adopt foster children, especially those with special needs, is being introduced today by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. -
A Foster Child Comes of Age
May 08, 2008 | Washington Post
After Years in a System Offering Support Networks, A Young Woman Learns Skills to Thrive Independently -
Bill would lend financial help to relatives who care for children
April 20, 2008 | Bonner County Daily Bee
While we should “remember the kids” every month, April is the month for especially remembering those children whose lives are touched by violence, abuse, and/or neglect. -
A Matter of When, Not If: Involving Kids in Court
April 14, 2008 | City Limits
Youth involved in Family Court cases are ready to be seen and heard, not just discussed by others. -
Prevention's a cure: Foiling child abuse early is a goal
April 08, 2008 | Tulsa World
The annual cost of child abuse and neglect in Oklahoma is more than $270 million, and it tops $100 billion in the U.S., according to recent reports and Department of Human Services data. -
Report: Fewer Pa. Children In Foster Care
March 16, 2008 | Featured in The Examiner, PennLive, CBS, METRO, InYork
"Right now, despite reunification (with family) being the primary goal for children in foster care, the majority of federal child welfare funds can only be used to help a child while in out-of-home placement— foster care," said Marci McCoy-Roth, a health and human services officer at the Pew Charitable Trusts. -
Use of foster care down across state: More emphasis on counseling, education to keep children home
March 16, 2008 | The Morning Call
The number of children in placement in Pennsylvania has dropped 4,252 -- 11.2 percent -- since 2002, according to the state Department of Public Welfare. -
Sacramento-area agency helps relatives who adopt their kin
March 04, 2008 | The Sacramento Bee
Officials with Lilliput, a private nonprofit social service agency that specializes in placing foster children in adoptive homes, say their program for kinship caregivers is the only one in Sacramento and El Dorado counties. -
State Needs Greater Effort to Place Foster Children
March 04, 2008 | The Morning News
Over the past five years, nearly 1,000 children in foster care reached the age 18 and left the system without ever being adopted into a permanent home, the study by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families found. -
Helping Kids Find a Home - OH Groups Praise Congress
March 03, 2008 | Ohio News Connection
Ohio children's advocates say they're excited about a flurry of activity in Congress, with a number of proposals aimed at improving the nation's foster care and child welfare system. -
County's foster care system may inspire state
February 22, 2008 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Lawmakers are looking to Allegheny County for ideas to improve the state's foster care system. -
Those hoping to adopt look closer at U.S. options
February 11, 2008 | USA Today
Many Americans are considering domestic adoptions of babies and foster-care children because of growing waits, restrictions and uncertainties in adopting abroad, according to a USA TODAY survey of a dozen of the nation's largest adoption agencies. -
Foster child advocate has been one herself
February 10, 2008 | Traverse City Record Eagle
"I just kind of believe... that it's everyone's responsibility... to do something for your society. I don't think what I'm doing is unique or special," she said. "I'm just doing what I think I should be doing." -
Case Study: Kinship care, a cousin to foster care
February 08, 2008 | The Express, Lock Haven, PA
The extended family has long played a role in caring for children whose parents were unable to do so, local officials say. Whether that involves a formal designation that includes financial support and restrictions or an informal agreement, kinship care plays an increasingly critical role as Clinton County Children and Youth Services responds to at-risk children. -
Cost of Child Abuse Set at $104 Billion
February 04, 2008 | Children's Monitor Online
On January 29, 2008, a news conference was held at the National Press Club by Prevent Child Abuse America and the Kids Are Waiting campaign on the need for more preventive services in child welfare. One of the key issues was the recent work and analysis by Prevent Child Abuse America that calculates the annual cost of child abuse and neglect at $104 billion. The figure includes direct costs of abuse, long-term costs, and indirect costs. -
Federal Government Needs to Improve Financing Structure for Child Abuse Prevention, Reports Find
January 31, 2008 | Philanthropy News Digest
A pair of complementary reports funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts have found that child abuse and neglect cost society $103.8 billion last year while the federal government inadequately funded programs and services known to be effective at reducing incidences of child abuse and neglect. -
Group calls for new look at abuse prevention: Report says more money for child-welfare programs could cut social services costs
January 30, 2008 | Indianapolis Star
A report released Tuesday by Prevent Child Abuse America and Kids Are Waiting, a project of the Pew Charitable Trusts, calls for more emphasis and spending on programs that prevent child abuse and neglect. It calls for policy changes to: • Ensure a sufficient, flexible and reliable federal resource to help continue services needed by at-risk children and families. • Reward states for safely reducing the number of children in foster care and achieving all forms of permanence. • Make all abused and neglected children eligible for federal foster care support. - More News»
