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CO: Colorado county leaders blast state officials over concerns about mental health for foster kids (Includes video)

WA: Should foster youth age out at 21? This week's cutoff of pandemic relief money raises the question

CO: Foster care family shortage in Colorado may make new law hard to upkeep (Includes

SC: Richland County Prepares for First Safe Babies Court Team™ Cases (Includes video)

KS: Kansas Racial Equity Commission brings collaboration to the home

AZ: A mom was charged with child neglect for using medical marijuana while pregnant. The Arizona case could set a precedent. (Commentary)

UT: Funds still available for former, current Utah foster care youth (Includes video)

CO: Brief says Colorado's mandatory child abuse reporter law needs improvements (Video)

HI: Foster care expert says missing 6-year-old's adoptive placement raises red flags (Includes video)

CA: State Agency Declares L.A.'s Juvenile Halls 'Unsuitable for Confinement of Minors'

CA: Pandemic Relief Funds for California Foster Youth Slow to Reach Needy Young Adults as Deadline Approaches

ME: Maine begins proactively informing watchdog of child deaths amid scrutiny of the system

NY: Re-imagining New York's child care system post-pandemic (Includes video)

MN: St. Cloud home child care provider loses license following neglect ruling (Includes video)

OR: Every Child Central Oregon receives Brooks Resources grant for foster care services (Includes video)

LA: State approves more funding for foster caregivers

MI: County Approves Child Care Fund Budget

Families across the state will benefit from an over $1 million award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for COVID relief. The award provides $1,014,690.10 in federal funding to the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families for Emergency

MA: State Receives $1 Million in COVID Relief from FEMA

GA: Dept of Education and Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network to Expand Afterschool, Summer Learning (Includes video)

NY: New York To Tap Federal Funds For Parents and Kids Legal Costs in Child Welfare Cases

TX: Texas foster care crisis worsens, with fast-growing numbers of children sleeping in offices, hotels, churches

SC: 'I needed somebody to be there for me': Mentors needed to support Midlands girls in foster care (Includes video)

GA: Confrontation with officer led to resignation of Georgia's child welfare director (Includes video)

AZ: As deadline nears for former foster youth in Arizona to get aid, advocates push for direct cash payments

CA: Altadena's Foster Youth Gets COVID-19 Vaccines: Report

GA: Child abuse cases on the rise in 2021 (Includes video)

FL: Florida Literacy Coalition funds health literacy for area familie

NY: New York City boosts funding for foster youth mentorship program

DC: Mayor Bowser Appoints Hilary Cairns as Acting Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (Press release) (Includes audio)

IN: Three bills that expand resources to aged-out foster kids are now law

FL: After years of frustration, this attorney opened a center to help young adults aging out of foster care (Includes video)

IA: Iowa removes statute of limitations for child sex abuse, becoming 14th state to do so (Includes video)

PA: PA children are dying from drug overdoses, drownings and, most prevalent, physical abuse (Includes video)

KY: Beshear administration is discriminating against Kentucky Baptist adoption provider (Includes audio) (Opinion)

GA: Six New Laws Add to Georgia's Efforts to Boost Adoption

IN: Foster Care in the U.S. provides resources for transitional foster care youth

CA: Bill to Require Improved Reporting of Child Marriages Passes Unanimously by Assembly Committee

OK: Foster care creates meaningful connections for children in state custody and their biological families

ID: ID Child-Care Centers Raise Alarms, Await Federal-Funding OK (Includes audio)

CT: CT Group: Child-Abuse Awareness Must Continue Beyond April (Includes audio)

KY: Kentucky most likely state for a child to be abused for three straight years

CO: County housing for foster youth reduces trauma

NC: Some claim NC is becoming a 'destination for child marriage.' A bipartisan bill seeks to change that.

VA: Norfolk official who oversaw troubled foster care program gets a promotion (Includes video) (Commentary)

AR: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill

FL: New autism center in Cape Coral is first for Southwest Florida

AR: Funds to help avoid family splits

AR: Funds to help avoid family splits Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

NE: Re-invented grassroots organization focuses on anti-racism, racial equity

WI: Reports to Child Protective Services decrease during the pandemic

AL: Child abuse cost Alabama $3.7 billion in 2018, new report saysAlabama Daily New

FL: : SPC'S RISE program offers boost to a better life

AZ: Dozens of physical, sexual abuse cases filed annually in Graham County

AZ : Young adults that have been in foster care can now get extra COVID-19 relief

CO: O: The Uphill Battle of Homeless Youth

AZ: Keeping Grandparents Safe as AZ Students Return to Classroom (Includes audio)

MD: C. Nicholas Cuneo: Contact your lawmaker, ask them to help end child marriage in Maryland (Opinion) (Includes video)

DE: Victims agree to extend temporary halt on Boy Scout lawsuits

CT: Parents and LGBTQ Advocates Testify in Support of the CT Parentage Act

FL: Senate priority to fix child welfare inconsistencies advances to final panel

CO: Colorado Springs police investigating alleged sexual assaults by foster parent

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CA: State says San Pasqual Academy must close by October

IL: DCFS treatment of LGBTQ youth criticized

FL: Child welfare bill clears first committee stop

CA: Racial disparities seen in Yolo's foster care system

NE: Viking Foundation awards grants to 9 local nonprofits

FL: Chris Latvala requesting $670K for Pinellas County child welfare program

KY: Hundreds rally for Kentucky kids virtually during Children's Advocacy Week

AK: Alaska Advocates Say Severe Child Abuse Rose in Pandemic (Includes video)

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CA: California public schools suffer record enrollment drop

CA: 33 missing children found in anti-human trafficking operation in Southern California

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DC: D.C.'s children deserve better (Opinion)

MI: Zoom seminar to assist parents with struggles

IA: County to receive booster vaccine doses; state announces additional priority group guidelines

FL: Don't punish families for the 'crime' of being domestic-violence victims (Opinion) (Includes video)

KY: Feel Good Friday - Joining forces for child welfare reform (Video)

MD: Underreported child abuse cases amid pandemic, local schools response during remote learning (Includes video)

DE: A call for volunteers for abused children (Includes video)

TN: Federal funding to expand services for children

IL: Police and state child welfare officials investigating after 4-month-old boy from West Side dies

AL: Child Endured Abuse at Alabama Sequel Facility, Lawsuit Says

CT: United Way offering virtual course to empower parents

SC: North Charleston nonprofit receives $251K to aid nontraditional families during pandemic

MT: Montana prison project helps inmates connect with their children for the holidays

CA: Mother sues LA County Over Son’s Death In Foster Care.

NE: State should take over child welfare cases in Omaha Metro--advocate says (Includes video)

FL: Fleet Advantage's Kids Around The Corner Foundation Makes Donation of $15,000 to Women In Distress of Broward County (Press release)

NC: Warning signs of child abuse and neglect (Video)

WV: Sisters Health Foundation awards $900K in grants

FL: Florida blames mothers when men batter them - then takes away their children (Includes video)

CO: CO Food Pantries Must Apply for Special Grants by Sunday (Includes audio)

CA: CASA gets grant to support to local children

NY: New York City Foster Care Agency Cuts Ties With Columbia Professor After Pedophilia Studies Resurface

AZ: Crayola Experience Adds Color to the Holidays for Less Fortunate Kids in North and Central Arizona

WA: With so many schools online, child maltreatment reports in Washington plummet

AZ: State wants death penalty for Phoenix mother who admitted smothering her 3 children

FL: Caseworkers talk challenges of helping abused and neglected kids virtually

IL: Child and family service agencies struggle during pandemic (Includes video)

CA: Learning Curve: Foster Families In Need Of Distance Learning Support (Includes video)

OH: Family sues Cuyahoga County after 22-month-old daughter dies in foster care

CA: Kern celebrating November as National Adoption Awareness Month with month-long campaign

CT: Gov. Lamont allocates $1M of state’s COVID relief fund to help foster parents amid pandemic

IL: Lawmakers hear mixed reviews of new foster care health system

FL: Better protecting children must be a top priority

MD: Non-Profit ‘The Nolita Project’ Aims To Generate Strong Community Ties Among Baltimore City Youth

AZ: New agency to help Maricopa children with disabilities receive care

CO: Racial Inequity Extends to Homelessness, New Report Says

NY: Decades-old sex abuse claims against The Children’s Village to be aired by accusers

CA: First $1.5M deployed to San Diego County nonprofits hit by COVID-19

FL: Governor signs ‘Jordan’s Law’ championed by Chris Latvala

OK: Classes and services to assist in family preservation

DE: Online schooling changes approach to protecting children

VA: Adoption Awareness Month (Press release) Office of Ralph S. Northam, Governor for Virginia - August 19, 2020 Now, Therefore, I, Ralph S. Northam, do hereby recognize November 2020 as Adoption Awareness Month in our Commonwealth of Virginia, and I call

NC: EBCI Family Safety Program celebrates fifth anniversary

TX: Plano ISD sued for "failure to protect" student from sexual assault

TN: Report Ranks Tennessee One Of Top Five For Kids In State Custody With COVID-1

USA: The pandemic will likely make America’s eviction crisis even worsetoday

OK: Former DHS worker charged with forging evidence

IN: Family files $3M lawsuit against DCS alleging kids removed from home under false pretenses

NC: There’s a Simple Solution to End Child Marriage in North Carolina

FL: Grandmother of slain Jordan Belliveau sues child welfare agencies that 'failed' her grandson

IN: Department of Child Services still helps foster youth at 18

KS: TFI offers app to help foster parents

CO: Colorado creates domestic violence task force after Lone Tree murder-suicide

GA: Division of Family and Children Services continues efforts to support and reunify families

PA: COVID takes heavy toll on Pa. kids (Editorial)

TN: "It's to help children" | Childhelp encourages more schools to add child abuse resources

FL: Florida judge blocks state requirement that public schools open for in-class education

AZ: Loophole closes on COVID-19 reporting for schools, child care centers

CT: Pandemic Worsens 'Already Fragile' Situation For Homeless Youth And Young Adults

MI: MDHHS, Dave Thomas Foundation partner to find forever homes for foster children

MA: Your child’s a no-show at virtual school? You may get a call from the state’s foster care agency

AZ: TUSD Board votes to comply with Gov. Ducey’s order, allowing at-risk youth to return to school

SC: DSS talks back-to-school for foster children as family voices concerns

FL: What are the laws about leaving your children home alone?

MN: Mandated child safety reports down during pandemic

KS: Here’s how these groups are using their share of foundation’s $65,475 in grant money Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/lsjournal/article244527692.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#storylink=cpy

NY: Bill Prioritizes Placing Incarcerated Parents Close to Children

CA: Senator Bates Announces More State Funding to Help House Young AdultS

KY: Reports reveal child abuse and foster care needs

TX: Texas making progress on foster care, shouldn't be held in contempt, AG Ken Paxton argues

KY: Child abuse often goes unreported by witnesses

ND: Uniform Juvenile Court Act rewritten for the first time in almost 50 years (Includes video)

MI: Judge Won’t Free Michigan Teenager Sent to Juvenile Detention After Not Doing Online Schoolwork

MO: Missouri lays off child social work managers as caseloads expected to soar

NY: New York Taps Family First Act Fund to Prevent Aging Out During Pandemic

D.C.: About 14 million children in the US are not getting enough to eat

WA: Teens are warning each other about sex trafficking on TikTok. Here's why the videos could do more harm than good (Includes Audio)

WV: Responding to the Census critical to youth services

NY: 'A Bad Dream': New York Children Who've Lost Parents to COVID-19 Face Hardships Beyond Grief City - July 06, 2020 There is no official count of New York children who have lost a parent or caregiver to the virus - and even less idea of how the city wil

FL: Gov. DeSantis signs DCF Accountability Act

MN: Child Safety First: Understanding Minnesota's mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements involving child abuse and neglect

MO: Missouri Department of Social Services most affected by state cuts

ID: A Better Way

IL: Illinois DCFS highlights affirming services for LGBTQI+ youth in care and staff during Pride Month (Press release)

FL: Judge orders removal of 3-year-old boy from Pasco foster mom who agreed to adopt him

GA: Georgia Senate passes budget with no furloughs, smaller cuts to key programs

HI: Child abuse bill advances Hawaii Tribune-Herald - June 25, 2020 The state Senate Committee on Human Services on Tuesday recommended passage, with amendments, of a House measure that would require the clergy, commercial film and print image processors,

AZ: Former Arizona official pleads guilty in Utah adoption scheme

IN: Indiana homeless youth report eyes education gaps, outlines plan for remediation

NH: NH ranks among nation's best for child well-being

FL: Man pleads guilty to having Molotov cocktails at DCF office

WA: In landmark ruling, Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers

WI: DHS: Awards $1.2M to local programs to support innovation in addressing the social and emotional needs of children

MA: State revises childcare guidelines

PA: Reports Of Alleged Child Abuse Rising In PA After COVID-19 Shutdown

GA: This Georgia Foster And Adoption Agency Is Teaching New Parents How To Talk About Race (Includes audio)

NH: Granite State Children's Alliance launches campaign to protect kids from abuse

ME: As Maine government offices start to reopen, employees want a greater say in how it happens

FL: Fort Myers police officer charged with failure to report suspected child abuse

SC: SCDSS recognizes June as Reunification Month

NY: Child Abuse Cases Drop 51 Percent. The Authorities Are Very Worried

MA: Cummings Foundation announces $20 Million Grant Program recipients

CA: Black Male Teachers a Rare and More Precious Resource in Wake of George Floyd Killing

DC: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Playing Out Inside D.C.'s Troubled Child Welfare Agency

NC: Hundreds of young people in extended foster care, uprooted by coronavirus find home in North Carolina (Includes video)

HI: Family of Oahu toddler who suffered horrific abuse sues government

WI: UW bears brunt of first wave of state spending cuts during coronavirus outbreak

AK: Fostering hope in Alaska's Native American communities

VA: Report: Child-welfare agencies working toward fully inclusive care for LGBTQ youths

CA: Kaiser releases detailed, eye-opening report about youth mental health

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WA: Prescott boys' home faces closure amid abuse allegations

OK: Lack of foster parents means children placed outside county

CA: County Approves $339M Stimulus Package, Includes $25M for Cities

PA: Gov. signs Topper bill prohibiting child marriages

MI: Lakeside Academy was 'out of control' prior to student death, police say

AR: Governor Hutchinson's Weekly Address: Foster Families Answering the Call

CO: An army of volunteers is using Facetime, Zoom to protect Colorado foster kids during coronavirus

IL: DCFS Investigators Seek More Protection From Virus

With kids stuck at home, ER doctors see more severe cases of child abuse

Put a Child's Well-Being Before Corporate Welfare

Children's Home Society of Florida to Sell Joshua House Campus to Friends of Joshua House Foundation

COVID 19 Isolation poses threat to children

Nevada faces critical shortage of advocates for foster children

US: States adopt 'bring baby to work' plans but lag on paid leave

AZ: Moms over Medicine

Social Work Planner

TX: El Pasoans urged to become a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate

WV: "Raylee's law" seeks to protect kids being home-schooled while in CPS care

Play Therapy Institute

TN: Tennessee governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to deny gay couples

TX: Editorial: Foster kids need housing, not cots at state offices

CO: Most money spent in the child welfare system comes after kids are in foster care. What if that's backwards?

FL: Florida stands to lose millions for under-counting children in census

US: Judge rules in favor of administration on family separations at border

OH: Keeping families together: Medication-assisted treatment shows promise for mothers, children of opioid crisis

Is Human Trafficking On The Rise In Utah?

MN: Blue Earth County seeks more children's mental health workers

KS: Kansas to merge social services under large new department

AL: SAFY brings awareness to Foster Care

KY: Prevention Groups in Frankfort for Human Trafficking Awareness Month

MS: Lee, Marshall and Alcorn among Northeast Mississippi counties with over 100 children in MDCPS custody

NC: New North Carolina law means school workers must be trained to spot signs of sex trafficking.

CO: College to open homeless shelter for degree-seeking students

AZ: Huckelberry: Group homes too often call deputies for non-law-enforcement issues

Non-profits use technology to match families with children in foster care

Group home for LGBT teens reflects on its first year (Includes video) WTMJ - December 24, 2019

More youth in New Mexico run away from foster care

CommUNITY Champion: Retired JCPS teacher to launch program aimed at transitioning foster kids into adulthood

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