This year, the Youth Voices Rising team at Fostering Media Connections was proud to work with dozens of current and former foster youth with child welfare, homelessness and juvenile justice experience to share their stories in writing and at online … Read More
Foster Care
Streamlining the New SNAP Time Limit Exemption for Young People With Experience in Foster Care
By providing benefits to purchase food, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is vital to supporting the nutrition, health, and well-being of young adults who are exiting foster care. Even so, too many of these eligible young adults miss out … Read More
LOUISIANA HOME VISITING CAPACITY STUDY
I. PURPOSE AND APPROACH Home visiting for pregnant and parenting families with young children is a proven, evidencedriven strategy that enhances family and child well-being, supports improved maternal and child health outcomes, and helps families connect to important community services. … Read More
10 Ways to Practice PCEs During the Holiday Season.
School is out for the holidays, and the holiday season is an opportunity to fill children’s time off with the positive experiences that are all around. Many families have traditions, and many communities have events and activities for the whole … Read More
Parenting Foster Kids with Challenging Behaviors
Often, foster kids have come into care specifically because they have experienced loss, abuse, or neglect. Those experiences and other kinds of trauma that may have occurred in their home, including being removed from their birth family, can and often … Read More
Relative Foster Care Is Increasing Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children in Foster Care
A new analysis from Child Trends finds that, from federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018 to FFY 2021, the use of relative foster care placements for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children in foster care grew in seven of the … Read More
Class is in Session: A Discussion Guide to Help Families Navigate Schools
This guide is designed to help adoptive, foster, and kinship support group leaders facilitate a discussion on navigating school systems and advocating for children and youth in a school setting. Even if you do not plan to lead a meeting … Read More
Improving Services for Expectant and Parenting Youth in Care
Entering and navigating the child welfare system can be stressful and confusing for young people separated from their families. It can be even more challenging for young people who are parents, are pregnant, or are expecting. Expectant and parenting youth … Read More
Kinship Care Supports the Academic Performance of Children
Children and youth who successfully learn how to read, write, and perform basic math skills are more likely to go to college, find good jobs, and attain financial security in adulthood—all of which support their overall well-being across the lifespan. Unfortunately, many … Read More
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support Children and Families in Foster Care
In honor of National Kinship Care Month, Administration releases a historic package of regulations to ensure children in the child welfare system thrive The more than 391,000 American children and youth living in foster care deserve to grow up in … Read More