A Complete Guide to The Family First Act - The Imprint
WEBThe Family First Act is aimed at amending the IV-E entitlement to provide more federal resources to help families in crisis stay together, and limit federal funds for putting foster youth into congregate care placements, including group homes. The law includes several other child welfare-related updates to federal policy. So what is actually in ...
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WEBMinnesota’s Highest Court Sets Out to Better Protect Children. Born of History: A Tulalip Youth’s Journey to Indigenize Child Welfare. This three-part Imprint series explores a young person’s journey through a tribal foster care system and into a life of advocacy — as well as the challenges a family and the Tulalip Tribes confronted.
In Surprise, Newsom Calls for an End to California's Youth Prison …
WEBWith coronavirus pummeling Californians’ health and economy like a modern day plague, few expected a line item buried in an otherwise deficit-driven budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday: After decades of the state running what was once the country’s most vast and notorious youth prison system, the end could be near for the Division of Juvenile Justice.
Regina Louise's Tale of Searching for Permanency is Ready for …
WEBApr 12, 2019 · It has taken Regina Louise a lifetime to get here.. When Louise released her first book, “Somebody’s Someone,” in 2003, she was on a mission to tell the story of a poor, abused and neglected African-American girl whose only …
WEBNewly released data compiled and analyzed by The Imprint, the nation’s leading news outlet covering child welfare, inds the number of foster youth in America has declined for a second straight year, but the percent-
‘Intolerable’ and ‘Appalling’ — L.A. Juvenile Halls Face Scrutiny
WEBFor exclusive Youth Services Insider content. Your support allows The Imprint to provide independent, nonpartisan daily news covering the issues faced by vulnerable children and families. L.A. County leaders faced more scrutiny over failing conditions at its juvenile halls after a state oversight body discussed ongoing issues.
The Juvenile Justice System's Invisible Shackles
WEBAug 14, 2023 · In many juvenile courts across the country, the minute a child walks into court — whether for truancy, underage drinking, shoplifting or more serious acts — the cash register starts ringing, as is reflected in the recent state assessments done by the Gault Center.Forty dollars for a child-sized jumpsuit; $450 to cover public defender costs; $50 per month for probation supervision.
The Nation’s First Family Separation Policy - The Imprint
WEBOct 9, 2018 · In the late 1960s, while employed by the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA), a New York-based attorney named Bertram Hirsch was sent to North Dakota to assist with a kinship dispute case on behalf of the Spirit Lake Tribe. Child welfare workers were forcibly removing children from family members and placing them in white homes, sometimes out of state.
New York City’s Sheltering Arms Will Shut Down This Month
WEBMar 9, 2023 · One of New York City’s Oldest Nonprofits Serving Children and Families to Shut its Doors. Bill Weisberg, executive director of the social service organization Forestdale. Provided photo. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. UPDATE 3/10/23: After the publication of this article, a Sheltering Arms spokesperson ...
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WEBKaren de Sá has been executive editor of The Imprint since 2020. She has worked as an investigative reporter for the majority of her three-decade career in journalism, including 18 years at The San Jose Mercury News and three years at The San Francisco Chronicle. Her stories have revealed inhumane conditions in juvenile halls, group homes and ...