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New Federal Legislation has Good Intentions, but Doesn’t Fix Group Home Problem

On September 18, 2013, Senator Orrin Hatch introduced S. 1518, otherwise known as the Improving Outcomes for Youth at Risk for Sex Trafficking Act of 2013. The legislation is intended to reduce time foster youth spend in congregate care such as group homes. S. 1518 includes some positive measures, such as a requirement that states […]

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Plan Aims to Better Protect the Children of Detained or Deported Immigrants

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On August 23, 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a directive on “Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Immigration Enforcement Activities,” otherwise known as the Parental Interest Directive. The directive was issued as a result of the growing number of children holding U.S. citizenship whose parents have been detained or deported. This situation

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Supporting Relatives Improves Care for At-Risk Children

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A primary goal of our child welfare system is to keep children with family where they are more likely to be comfortable and thrive. Another goal is to meet children’s individualized needs with appropriate services and supports. Yet when children are placed with family, their services and supports are not based on need. The numbers

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Changing Policy so Children Can Dream Dreams

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This guest blog post was written by Alliance Policy Intern Alain Datcher reflecting on his summer internship in Washington D.C. with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. You can also view Alain’s policy recommendation on page 25 of Our Voice, Their Future (linked below). Before boarding the plane headed to Washington, D.C. this summer, one main

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Court Ruling Clarifies Non-Minor Dependent’s Re-Entry Rights

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The Children’s Law Center recently won an important case on behalf of a non-minor dependent that clarifies the right of these vulnerable youth to re-enter foster care. The Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles denied a petition for re-entry to a youth, KG, because KG was under a

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Obama Signs Uninterrupted Scholars Act

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Congressional leaders recently came together to champion a law to improve education outcomes for foster youth. The Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA) passed both houses of Congress by January 1, 2013 and was signed by President Barrack Obama on January 14, 2013 amidst intense pressure to resolve the looming fiscal cliff. USA amended federal education law

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New Federal Legislation has Good Intentions, but Doesn’t Fix Group Home Problem

Plan Aims to Better Protect the Children of Detained or Deported Immigrants

Supporting Relatives Improves Care for At-Risk Children

Changing Policy so Children Can Dream Dreams

Court Ruling Clarifies Non-Minor Dependent’s Re-Entry Rights

Obama Signs Uninterrupted Scholars Act

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