Foster Advocate Pleads Not Guilty to Handshake Assault on Rep.
April Curtis, chair of Alexandria-based Foster Care Alumni of America, expressed disappointment to The Washington Post. “People are told it’s safe to come here and educate and advocate,” …
Nancy Mace Calls Police on Prominent Foster Youth Advocate
“I want to express deep disappointment in the fact that Congresswoman Nancy Mace came to a national foster youth event, told participating youth that it was a safe space — and literally had …
First-ever Oral Histories of Indian Boarding School Survivors
Oct 11, 2024 · The first-of-its-kind oral history project, underway since March, receives and archives these memories. Three historians and a team of an additional 10 to 12 people have …
Washington State's Plan for Incarcerated Youth Receives Backlash
Green Hill School in Chehalis, the state’s largest youth facility of its type, is supposed to rehabilitate teen offenders. But it has instead been mired in overpopulation, violence and …
After Tentative Deal, CPS Workers in MN Talk About Their Work
Hennepin County child protection workers represented by AFSCME Local 34 were among county staffers rallying for better contracts on Nov. 12, 2024.
Youth Share Firsthand Accounts of Life in Group Homes
Oct 4, 2024 · The new report expands on an earlier version released in 2018 that focused solely on juvenile justice facilities. The recent installment adds insight into facilities for foster youth …
New Legal Help for Minneapolis Parents, Before Children are Taken
Oct 16, 2024 · The 1-year-old project in Hennepin County is among the newest prepetition legal representation programs popping up across the country, part of growing efforts to provide legal …
Texas Moves Toward Case Management Overhaul
Dec 3, 2024 · Just before the Obama administration called it a day, it issued a plan by which states could get 50 cents on the dollar to overhaul their child welfare information and case …
Legal Permanence for All Foster Youth, No Exceptions
Dec 9, 2024 · Melinda Haggerty, Senior Vice President General Counsel at the foundation, who was adopted as an adult, shared, “The impact that adult adoption had on my life cannot be …
The Imprint
On this Headlines edition of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, we stick with Capitol Hill where a lot went down around the holidays. We discuss the arrest of a former foster youth and advocate …