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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
2020 Appropriations: Cloudy With a Chance of Shutdown
Despite Congress’s return this past week, the fate of the FY 2020 budget is no clearer. With FY 2020 appropriations expiring on November 21, reports in Washington media outlets, including the Washington Post, indicate that
Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Domestic Violence and Trauma
On October 16, 2019, the YWCA held a briefing entitled Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Domestic Violence and Trauma, which featured community-level panelists representing YWCA programs across the nation. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) spoke about his
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