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 […]
Why Juvenile Justice Reform Needs Child Welfare at the Table | Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
While immersed in child protection work, it never occurred to me that preventing delinquency was also a part of my job. When I paused to listen to the stories of young adults who were charged as youth, I realized how doors to graduation, employment and stable housing were shut for them because of decisions they […]
NPR News: Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst
NPR News: Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst On top of the fear immigrant parents have of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, they worry about the children they could be separated from. So they’re making plans, just in case. Read more on NPR