This month North Dakota is launching a new initiative to encourage earlier engagement with families of children who enter the foster care system. With about 1,600 children currently in foster care in the state, the […]
When it comes to helping employees who have decided to adopt a child, nobody beats NVIDIA. The California-based artificial intelligence company that offers employees up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave and assists employees […]
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) recently announced nearly $18 million in federal grants to states for Kinship Navigator programs, a model for connecting relatives caring for foster youth to benefits, counseling and other […]
Colorado is testing a new approach to providing services to struggling families in an effort to address the intergenerational cycle of poverty, incarceration and foster care. Two Generation (2Gen) is a new initiative by […]
In July, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Division of Youth Services (DYS) launched a pilot program to provide adjudicated youth trauma-responsive, therapeutic care in a home-like environment. The Aspen Pilot is being tested […]
Last week, The Adoption Exchange Association (AEA) and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA) announced the creation of a joint plan to train professionals and students interested in the field of adoption. The Initiative […]
Next week, Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) officials will continue the annual tradition of touring the state to gather feedback and suggestions about the child welfare system. DHS Executive Director Reggie Bicha and other […]
As foster and adoptive parents, Mike and Kristin Berry understand intimately what a lonely journey it can be parenting children with difficult early childhood beginnings. In 2012 they launched their blog, Confessions of an Adoptive […]
Back in 2004, there were more than 118,000 kids waiting to be adopted from foster care. Advocates, child welfare professionals and policymakers across the U.S. were desperate for solutions that would land these vulnerable youngsters […]
As Kansas rolls out changes to its child welfare system, a decision to loosen requirements for child protection specialists has some child advocates concerned that the state is trading a quantity problem for a quality […]
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