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Officials have created a ‘warmline’ for NY foster youth, connecting callers with others who have shared similar hardships and ...
Earlier this year, a coalition of federal lawmakers re-introduced longstanding legislation that would create a federal commission to develop reparations proposals for Black descendants of enslaved ...
Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill removing barriers for the state’s Ombudsperson for American Indian Families in child welfare ...
As we face a national crisis, it’s clear that we need a multifaceted approach to address youth homelessness, writes Thomas ...
Nationwide, thousands of children sit in Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities, unable to reunite with parents or ...
A look at what's in the first drafts of Republican efforts to carry President Trump's domestic agenda through a ...
The number of youth in foster care declined again in 2023, according to federal data announced last week ahead of the full ...
After a month of budget delays, New York lawmakers have agreed to significant investments in working poor households.
Haily, 15, was determined to keep her daughter from repeating the traumatic childhood in the foster care system she ...
When oversight is a maze of disconnected regulations, are we protecting children, or making it harder for the system to work?
Educational needs of foster youth are now being addressed by NYC's new Office of Foster Care, launched in 2023.