The poverty rate in California is the highest in the country and even higher among youth. This research looked at the Equal Opportunity Plan (EOP) for the long-term solution against poverty. Poor children should receive […]
Early Head Start is an early education program for low income families with infants and toddlers to support child development. Study has shown that Early Head Start has a positive impact on child developement, parenting […]
Most youths who has experienced foster care or juvenile justice find it difficult to transition to independent adulthood. MDRC launched an evaluation on a program called Transitional Living, which helps youth transition to adulthood with […]
This research shows that placing juvenile offenders in out-of-home placements for too long does not show better outcomes. In hopes to reduce recidivism some states have enacted new laws to limit a juvenile offender’s time […]
Christina Baker Kline wrote a compelling story called the Orphan Train. It depicts an era of abandoned children of the 1800s and 1900s. Many of the challenges back then are present in today’s government child […]
Earlier this year, the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force released a one year progress report to assess the initial year of the Presidents’ Initiative. My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) was officially launched by President Obama in February […]
This reports provides you a comprehensive data profile of transition-age youth (TAY) involved with child protection system in Los Angeles County. There’s also the California version that is available. When youth emancipates from foster care […]
By Sara Oon “I wish you were never born.” Such a simple phrase, yet capable of causing deeper, long-lasting scars in children than bruises and broken bones, according to a study published in January. The […]
By Darian Woods New research suggests that supporting foster youths’ transition to adulthood is important to protect against mental illness. Help navigating the administration of life, such as how to buy health insurance, balance a […]
By Anna Maier New research shows that California teenagers in foster care display a surprising optimism about their future, despite the many challenges they face. “In general young people [aging out of foster care] tend […]
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