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Juvenile Justice Group Provides Guidance on Implementation of the Family First Act
Last week the Act 4 Juvenile Justice (Act4JJ) released a new document, Family First Prevention Services Act: Opportunities and Risks for Youth Justice and Campaigns to End Youth Incarceration.” The guide was developed by Lisa
Foster Youth & Alumni Priorities on Preventing Unnecessary Removal of Children from their Families
Last week, the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council hosted a webinar to highlight the policy recommendations outlined in their new document, A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth &
CWLA Mourns the Loss of Chairman Elijah Cummings
The Child Welfare League of America is saddened by the loss of a great leader with the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings on Thursday morning, October 17, 2019. Congressman Cummings represented Maryland’s seventh congressional district
Educational Stability for Youth in Foster Care
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) latest report on “Foster Care: Education Could Help States Improve Educational Stability for Youth in Foster Care,” examined the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provisions related to
Several Judges Block Trump Administration on Public Charge Rule
On Friday, October 11, 2019, Federal judges in New York, California, and Washington state all issued temporary injunctions on the Trump Administration’s final rule to expand the definition of “public charge.” The rule applies to
A&E’s “The Day I Picked My Parents”
On October 16, 2019, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) and Kidsave presented a special screening of the A&E documentary series “The Day I Picked My Parents.” NBC-4 veteran reporter and creator of the
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