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House of Representatives Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Foster Care Reform Bill
July 01, 2008 | Kids Are Waiting
Bipartisan Fostering Connections to Success Act Would Help More Children in Foster Care Have Safe, Permanent Families -
Congressman Watt Congratulates Foster Care Alumna and 2008 Outstanding Young Leader Honoree Julia Charles of Greensboro
May 22, 2008 | U.S. Representative Melvin L. Watt (NC-12)
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Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 Would Help More Foster Children FInd Permanent Homes through Adoption, Guardianship
May 21, 2008 | Kids Are Waiting
Foster Care Reform Bill Seeks to Renew Expiring Adoption Program -
Adoptive Parents and Children Urge Passage of Grassley Legislation
May 20, 2008 | U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley (IA)
Iowa senator works to move more children from foster care to permanent homes -
Representatives Jim McDermott and Danny Davis to Kick Off National Fly-In Day
April 08, 2008 | Kids Are Waiting
Representatives to show their support for federal legislation that would help children in foster care leave the system and kinship caregivers access resources -
Kids Are Waiting Urges Congress to Reform Foster Care Financing; Act Now on Behalf of Nation’s Half a Million Foster Children
February 27, 2008 | Kids Are Waiting
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Support convened a hearing on the state of the foster care system and needed improvements on February 27, 2008. -
Child Abuse and Neglect Cost Nation over $100 Billion per year; Most Federal Child Welfare Funds Unavailable for Prevention Services and Supports
January 29, 2008 | Prevent Child Abuse America and Kids Are Waiting
WASHINGTON, DC – An economic impact analysis released today estimates the costs of child abuse and neglect to society were nearly $104 billion last year, and a companion report highlights the unavailability of federal child welfare funding for programs and services known to be effective at reducing incidences of child abuse and neglect. -
“Hoping for a Home for the Holidays” Highlights Experiences of Foster Children without a Safe, Permanent Family
December 12, 2007 | FosterClub and Kids Are Waiting
New brief shows more than 340,000 of the half million children and youth in foster care will spend the holidays without permanent family; former foster youth call for federal foster care financing reform at Capitol Hill reception -
American Indian and Alaska Native Children, Families Involved in Foster Care Honored at Washington Event
December 11, 2007 | Kids Are Waiting
Tribes need direct access to federal child welfare funds to care for children and families in crisis -
Former Foster Youth Celebrate Thanksgiving on Capitol Lawn
November 21, 2007 | Foster Care Alumni of America
Foster Care Alumni of America Describe Thanksgivings Without a Permanent Family; Emphasize the Need for Foster Care Reform -
American Indian Children Overrepresented in Nation's Foster Care System, New Report Finds
November 19, 2007 | National Indian Child Welfare Association and Kids Are Waiting
Without direct access to critically-needed federal child welfare funds, tribes cannot meet the needs of vulnerable children, families -
Representative Cooper Recognizes Adoption Awareness Month by Introducing Adoption Reform Bill
November 19, 2007 |
WASHINGTON—U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper today recognized Adoption Awareness Month by introducing commonsense adoption reform legislation. The Adoption Equality Act would allow all special needs children in foster care to receive federal adoption assistance payments, opening the door for increased numbers of children to be placed with loving families. -
New Report Finds More Than 1 in 4 Latino Foster Children Lives With a Grandparent or Relative
September 19, 2007 | Generations United
Current Federal Legislation Could Help Thousands of Such Relatives Provide Permanent Homes and Maintain Cultural Ties -
New Reports Demonstrate Benefits of Kinship Caregiver Support Act for U.S. Kids in Foster Care
July 30, 2007 | Kids Are Waiting
Congressional leaders should act swiftly on two new authoritative reports that offer the most recent evidence that federal subsidized guardianship would improve the lives of thousands of vulnerable children in foster care. By supporting pending bi-partisan legislation to assist legal guardianship -- S. 661 and H.R. 2188, the Kinship Caregiver Support Act -- they could be part of making an immediate difference in the lives of an estimated 20,000 children. -
U.S. Representative Kendrick B. Meek Welcomes Former Foster Youth from Florida to Washington, D.C.
July 16, 2007 | U.S. Representative Kendrick B. Meek (FL-17th)
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Members of Congress Honor Foster Youth Interns, Highlight Need for Foster Children to Have Permanent Families
July 13, 2007 | Concgressional Coalition on Adoption
WASHINGTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Capitol Hill today, Members of Congress from both Houses and political parties participated in a briefing about the U.S. foster care system, and honored the accomplishments of 15 former foster youth who have spent the summer as Congressional interns. The briefing, hosted by the nonpartisan, non-profit Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) and titled "Finding Our Place: The Importance of Permanency" featured Members of Congress and former foster youth and emphasized the need for permanent, loving families for our nation's 500,000 foster children. -
Report Finds 41% Jump in Teens "Aging Out" of Foster Care, facing the future on their own; Federal foster care financing reform would help more children and teens join families
May 24, 2007 | Kids Are Waiting and Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Washington, DC - The number of young people leaving the U.S. foster care system without a permanent family is at an all-time high, according to a new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts' Kids Are Waiting campaign and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. -
Representative Cardoza Hails Passage of His Foster Care Bill
May 15, 2007 | Representative Dennis Cardoza (CA - 18th district)
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"National Birthday Party" for more than 500,000 Children in Foster Care Highlights Urgent Need for Foster Care Financing Reform
March 14, 2007 | Kids Are Waiting
Washington, DC - Thirty young people, including current and former foster youth from across the nation, joined child welfare advocates, policymakers and others at a Capitol Hill event today to celebrate and recognize the birthdays of the more than 500,000 children in foster care. -
New Report Shows 35,000 Fewer Abused and Neglected Children Eligible for Federal Foster Care Support in 2005, Increasing Burden on States
February 06, 2007 | Kids Are Waiting
Thousands of foster children and the states responsible for them are losing the critical help they need from the federal government. In 1998, more than half of the children in foster care were eligible for federal support, but, by 2005, less than half were -- an estimated 35,000 fewer eligible foster children. This decrease is due in part to an antiquated eligibility provision known as the "lookback".
