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foster youth

3/14/2024

Washington Lawmakers Want Young Adults in Foster Care To Receive More Help with Fewer Strings Attached

Novel legislation passed by Washington lawmakers this month tosses many restrictions for youth entering extended foster care.

Youth Services Insider

12/4/2023

Number of Youth in Formal Foster Care Continues to Decline, Imprint Survey Finds

The Imprint's 2023 data for our Who Cares project finds that the number of youth in foster care continued to drop this year.

College Grant Program for Minnesota Foster Youth a Victim of its Own Success

10/24/2023

In New York, More Data Needed to Help Students in Foster Care, Experts Say

Educational researchers say data being kept by New York and other states is not sufficient to drill down on where schools are failing to support foster youth and to serve their particular needs.

10/16/2023

Mental Health After Foster Care 

Years after surviving foster care, J. Christian Bell finally sought therapy. Now he urges lawmakers to fund systems for youth mental health.

8/30/2023

Restrictions on Food Stamps Will Be Lifted For Former Foster Youth

Food stamp requirements will tighten Friday, but lawmakers made exceptions for former foster youth aged 18 to 24 — if states can find them.

8/10/2023

Unique Coalition Provides Texas Foster Youth With Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 

Despite taboos, former foster youth, sexual health educators and child welfare experts have teamed up to further awareness.

    We Are All People of the Harvest

    7/31/2023

    We Are All People of the Harvest

    We're people who understand one of the Latinx community's essential values: growth, nurturance, and harvest, writes Lino Peña-Martinez.

    I Learned To Advocate For Myself By Speaking Up

    7/24/2023

    I Learned To Advocate For Myself By Speaking Up

    Advocacy impacts me because it helps me express my concerns. It's about empowering your voice, writes Daniesha Brown.

    Youth Services Insider

    4/17/2023

    Think of Us Receives $47.5 Million from TED’s Audacious Project

    Think of Us has received a 5-year, $47.5 million grant from the Audacious Project, a social-impact funding initiative within the TED nonprofit.