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STATE REFORM ENCOURAGES GUARDIANSHIPS; Federal rules separate kids from abusive families
November 30, 2008 | Detriot Free Press
"The best interest of the child" is the philosophy that should drive child welfare decisions, but the rules that come with federal funding haven't always cooperated.
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Where Children Find Hope
November 30, 2008 | Detriot Free Press
Detroit Free Press runs large feature on Michigan foster care system, identifying strengths and weaknesses and encouraging reforms.
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Raising Kids Of Relatives Could Bring Federal Funds
November 17, 2008 | The Washington Post
A new federal law would steer monthly financial support to people who take in children their relatives have abused or eglected, a development expected to expand such assistance in Maryland and the District and perhaps launch a similar effort in Virginia.
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Landmark Adoption Bill Passed By House
September 25, 2008 | The Bulletin-Philadelphia's Family Newspaper
Groundbreaking legislation, marking the most sweeping congressional reform of the U.S. foster care system in more than a decade, has passed the House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate where it is expected to pass.
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Senate OKs Foster Care Reform Bill, Bush to get Bill
September 24, 2008 | Free Press
Federal legislation passed by the Senate on Monday and by the House earlier would reshape federal funding of child welfare, help states cover staggering costs of caring for children in foster care and move children to permanent homes quicker, advocates said.
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Grassley: Major Victory for Foster Kids and Families Who Want to Adopt
September 23, 2008 | States News Services
Senator Chuck Grassley today hailed final passage of legislation he initiated to help states move more children from foster care to permanent, loving homes.
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Rockefeller applauds federal adoption incentives measure
September 12, 2008 | The Register-Herald
Approval by the Senate Finance Committee of a measure reauthorizing federal adoption incentives he has backed for years was applauded by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
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Sox stars make a pitch to help foster children
July 30, 2008 | Chicago Sun-Times
A couple of White Sox stars are going to bat for foster kids.
Jim Thome and Paul Konerko, who for two years have supported foster children and families through their "Bring Me Home Campaign," are now pushing for an important program to be reauthorized by Congress -- ideally before legislators recess Aug. 1.
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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.”
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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.
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Award winning former foster child works to help others
May 26, 2008 | Lincoln Journal Star
Aaron Weaver remembers his last visit — at age 6 — with his biological mother.
Even with the reassurance of his soon-to-be adoptive mother, he dreaded seeing the woman who as a young child made him fear nearly all women.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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