Sporting KC and Darol Rodrock Foundation to collect donations for local youth in foster care Wednesday | Sporting Kansas City

Sporting KC and Darol Rodrock Foundation to collect donations for local youth in foster care Wednesday | Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City and the Darol Rodrock Foundation are continuing their partnership in 2017 to provide support for local foster care children and families. In addition to giving away amenity kits to the first 7,000 […]

Veto day: Georgia governor nixes foster care, 911 legislation | Political Insider blog

Veto day: Georgia governor nixes foster care, 911 legislation AJC | Political Insider blog – May 9, 2017 Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed nine pieces of legislation on Tuesday, including a foster care measure that was overwhelmingly approved by Georgia lawmakers… Source: Veto day: Georgia governor nixes foster care, 911 legislation | Political Insider blog

When Finding Educational Stability for Foster Youth, Maybe It Does Take a Village • SJS

When Finding Educational Stability for Foster Youth, Maybe It Does Take a Village • SJS In reading Daniel Heimpel’s article “Responding to foster kids like Alex, L.A. County acts to protect educational stability,” it occurred to me that Los Angeles County is focused on a poorer solution than the one that ultimately worked for Alex. […]

Foster care in crisis: More kids in need due to opioid epidemic, not enough foster families to go around – Manchester Ink Link

The drug crisis has not only expanded the number of children coming into the system, but also created a higher number of kids with more complicated needs; children who are living in situations that can’t quickly or easily be resolved through standard processes of counseling, says Keith Kuenning, Child and Family Services advocacy director. READ […]