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Louisiana Ties New Extended Care Program to Evidence-Based Service for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

June 13, 2019 John Kelly Comments Off on Louisiana Ties New Extended Care Program to Evidence-Based Service for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

In 2018, Louisiana was among the handful of states with no offer of foster care support beyond age 18 for youth who became adults in the system. Since then, the state has moved quickly through […]

Child Welfare

A $22 Million Plan to Connect California Foster Youth with Free Phones and Internet

April 18, 2019 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on A $22 Million Plan to Connect California Foster Youth with Free Phones and Internet

Deitrick Foley has had 12 different phone numbers since he got his first phone at age 13. But throughout an adolescence spent in foster care, the one number Deitrick always keeps on speed dial is […]

Child Welfare

Report: Extended Foster Care in California Boosts Wealth, Stability

January 24, 2019 Jeremy Loudenback Comments Off on Report: Extended Foster Care in California Boosts Wealth, Stability

California foster youth who remain in extended foster care after they turn 18 have more savings and are more educated than their peers who exit foster care at 18, according to a report released late […]

Child Welfare

Former Foster Youth Takes Leading Role in Ending California’s Youth Homelessness Crisis

December 7, 2018 Guest Writer Comments Off on Former Foster Youth Takes Leading Role in Ending California’s Youth Homelessness Crisis

Alexis Barries’ story is a sadly familiar one to youth who have experienced foster care in California. At age 2, she entered the foster care system; at 8, she was told by her guardians that […]

Education

Texas Universities to Expand Support for Students in Foster Care

July 3, 2018 Christie Renick Comments Off on Texas Universities to Expand Support for Students in Foster Care

Beginning with the fall 2018 semester, two Texas universities will offer extra support to older students in foster care in partnership with the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The state-funded pilot program […]

Child Welfare

Colorado Guarantees Foster Youth Have Rides to School, Support After 18

June 13, 2018 Christie Renick Comments Off on Colorado Guarantees Foster Youth Have Rides to School, Support After 18

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) signed two landmark bills into law this session related to improving outcomes for youth in the state’s foster care system. As of June 1, through H.B. 18-1306, Colorado became the […]

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Brief Finds That Extended Foster Care Increases Educational Success

August 28, 2017 Marisol Zarate Comments Off on Brief Finds That Extended Foster Care Increases Educational Success

The Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago recently released a brief highlighting factors that lead to high school completion and college enrollment for foster youth. “Each month in extended foster care […]

Opinion

How We Can Better Support Youth in Extended Foster Care

August 14, 2017 Hellen Hong Comments Off on How We Can Better Support Youth in Extended Foster Care

Although today I am an attorney and a proud leader in an executive role at First Place for Youth, at 18 years old, I was struggling. I didn’t have a relationship with my parents for […]

Opinion

When Finding Educational Stability for Foster Youth, Maybe It Does Take a Village

May 9, 2017 Margaret Henry Comments Off on When Finding Educational Stability for Foster Youth, Maybe It Does Take a Village

In reading Daniel Heimpel’s article “Responding to foster kids like Alex, L.A. County acts to protect educational stability,” it occurred to me that Los Angeles County is focused on a poorer solution than the one […]

Child Welfare

Reunification: The Ultimate Goal?

December 7, 2016 Mariah Corder 2

My family was a big one, including my two biological sisters and the foster children we welcomed into our home. It was a Saturday night. When we sat down for dinner we noticed, but didn’t […]

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