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  • Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Find Support in Montrose

    October 07, 2021 |

    Mountain Grown Community Radio (KVNF) |

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    Response Location: United States, Montrose, Colorado

    CASA serves children and families who have experienced abuse and neglect. The nonprofit owns an 8-unit residence for youth 18-24 who have aged out of the foster care system or are at risk for becoming homeless. The home provides a safe and supportive option where youth can transition to adulthood and have access to help navigating systems, like education and employment. The organization has begun to provide mental health care services as well, with two therapists on staff. The rent is subsidized by the government, which makes it a more affordable option, and additional residences are being planned.

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  • As CMSD returns to virtual school, Project ACT ensures the needs of homeless students are met

    September 15, 2021 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Project ACT provides support services to 1,000 Cleveland public school students experiencing homelessness or living with guardians other than their parents. Students are set up with a life skills coach who provides emotional and academic support to cope with traumatic life experiences. To ensure stability during COVID-19, Project ACT distributed hotspots and Chromebooks to all 1,000 children they work with. Life coach sessions transitioned to Zoom, where weekly online tutoring sessions were also hosted. Students could also receive gift cards, enrichment packets, school supplies, and hygiene items if needed.

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  • Making the grade: B.C. tuition waiver program made education possible for hundreds of young people

    September 14, 2021 |

    Education Matters British Columbia |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    The British Columbia government waives tuition at public universities for undergraduate students who grew up in foster care, a measure that takes aim at the disadvantages young people face after aging out of the child welfare system. Former foster children, who in British Columbia are disproportionately of Indigenous heritage, average lower high school graduation rates and have above-average problems with income, housing, and work after childhoods that often feature multiple moves. About 1,700 young people have received tuition-free educations since 2017.

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  • A tall order

    August 28, 2021 |

    Nepali Times |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    The Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Program and Nutrition Rehabilitation Home in Kathmandu provide resources to children experiencing, or at risk for, malnutrition, which has long been a life-threatening issue in Nepal.

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  • Lummi Nation Creates a Community to Support Families

    July 21, 2021 |

    The Imprint |

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    Response Location: United States, Ferndale, Washington

    The Lummi Tribal council created Sche'lang'en Village to provide a supportive community for Native families that have been torn apart by the foster system, drugs, or domestic violence. The more than 30 families accepted to the low-cost housing project receive a host of services to help them recover and build better futures. A disproportionate number of Native children are taken from their families into foster care, which damages not only families but the Native culture.

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  • Why are Black children removed from homes at high rate? L.A. County plans 'blind removal' pilot

    July 14, 2021 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles County, California

    Based on its success in New York, ‘blind removal’ will be implemented in Los Angeles County’s child welfare system. The pilot project eliminates the child’s race from information available to social workers to prevent biases from affecting the decision-making process of removing a child from their home. The pilot was successful in decreasing the number of Black children in foster care.

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  • How Indigenous-led organizations are rebuilding connection to language and culture

    July 06, 2021 |

    Capital Daily |

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    Response Location: Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia

    The Nisaika Kum’tuks and Tsawalk learning centers provide alternative schooling options for Indigenous students to learn more about their culture and languages. The centers teach a total of 100 students from 23 different nations, many of whom come from single-family homes that are experiencing economic hardship or have been part of the foster care system. While the schools have recently shut down to be consolidated with the local school system, efforts are underway to create a new learning center that continues the mission of combining traditional knowledge and culture with academia.

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  • Minneapolis Lawyers Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act

    May 17, 2021 |

    The Imprint |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The 43-year-old Indian Child Welfare Act continues to make a "profound" difference to Native American families and tribes, despite being under frequent legal attacks. The law limits the placement of Native children in non-Native foster or adoptive homes, to preserve families and Native culture. Helping parents stabilize their families is preferred over removing children. Native children are still removed from their families and culture at disproportionately high rates. But a review of 40 cases handled by the ICWA Law Center in Minnesota showed "clear benefit for the children it is designed to protect."

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  • Dependency Court Programs Focus On Babies' Health

    April 29, 2021 |

    The Imprint |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    The Safe Babies program model trains judges to oversee foster-care cases with the goal of fixing the problems that led social workers to remove young children from their homes. Operating swiftly, so that babies do not lose precious weeks and months apart from their parents at a critical time, programs like Best For Babies in Pierce County, Washington, put teams of medical and mental health experts on a case. Nationwide, the program used in 30 states makes family reunification much more likely and rapid, with healthier parental attachments and child development.

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  • What one county agency is doing to keep its employees whole

    March 26, 2021 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Knox County, Ohio

    To help address burnout for child welfare workers in Knox County, Ohio, Knox County Job & Family Services has launched a two-pronged approach that aims to offer wellbeing services to employees. Although the Covid pandemic impeded the rollout of these self-care services and resources, feedback has been positive.

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