Though many states are facing a renewed pressure to recruit caregivers for foster children, few jurisdictions have created licensing requirements to accommodate undocumented immigrants seeking to become foster parents. According…
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Cuts Will Affect At-Risk Youth Across the Country
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) abruptly cut short grants for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program. These cuts will affect more than 80 institutions and organizations…
BREAKING: Bobby Cagle to Lead Nation’s Largest Foster Care System
After a long search, Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors voted to hire a new director for the county’s sprawling Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today. In a…
Hope Springs Anew in Center for Los Angeles Foster Youth
A year and a half after Los Angeles County shut a pair of emergency shelters for hard-to-place foster youth, Astrid Heppenstall Heger is still working to find ways to reach…
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Senators Introduce Home Visiting Bill Without State Match Requirement
With less than two weeks before the federal program to support home visiting expires, the Senate has introduced a bill that sets up a showdown of sorts with the House…
New Docu-Series Follows Queer Couple’s Foster-Adopt Odyssey
Last week, The F-Word, a comedic documentary series following the journey of a queer couple looking to adopt from foster care, premiered online on PBS’s Indie Lens Storycast. The series’…
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MIECHV Match: House GOP Gambles Home Visiting Expansion on State’s Ponying Up
House Republicans want to grow the reach of the federal home visiting program – Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) – by making states match the money dollar-for-dollar…
Trauma, Opiates and Child Welfare: How Family-Serving Agencies Can Do Better
By all outward appearances, I grew up in a normal American family. My parents had respectable jobs in construction and nursing, a four-bedroom home, family dog and a playhouse my…
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