Hillsdale County youth group launches effort to provide hope to kids entering foster care
The County Community Foundation's YOUTH Advisory Council provided comfort bags to CPS for kids entering foster care.
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DCFS Director Heidi Mueller, ’07, on Helping Vulnerable Youth and Families Navigate a Challenging System
This spotlight is part of a Q&A series focusing on UChicago Law alumni whose career paths have taken them into public service.  Heidi Mueller, ’07, director of the Illinois Department of Children and ...
Kids are still sleeping in KY social services offices. What’s the Cabinet doing about it?
KY Cabinet Sec. Eric Friedlander said most of the foster youth temporarily housed in office buildings have no other place to go.
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Report calls on Minnesota counties to set aside parents’ SSI benefits for foster youth
Hundreds of Minnesota foster youth are paying into the foster care system rather than having their parents’ survivor benefits set aside for them.
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After years of advocacy, foster youth say Michigan schools still need to fix a key systemic problem
Youth in the system are calling on the Michigan Department of Education to require schools to immediately release their ...
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Child welfare agencies are buckling under staffing shortages as Pa. debates using opioid money to help
A number of counties are using opioid settlement money for child welfare purposes, but spending by Cameron County was ...
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Western Australia’s Indefensible Record on Children’s Rights
In the space of four weeks in November 2024, there were at least 63 recorded cases of children in Western Australia’s youth ...
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In 2023, Lafayette leaders pledged to help those in crisis. Now, there appears to be progress.
While successful partnerships for providing crisis response resources were established in some parts of the state, the ...
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TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY: Mayor Nichols opens office for children, youth
Long term, our goal is building a strong thriving economy," said Mayor Nichols. "We can’t do that unless we have a strong ...
Tulsa mayor announces creation of new office to support children, youth, and families
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols and other city leaders gathered together to announce the next steps in the creation of the office of children, youth, and families.Th ...
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will not rehear Texas foster litigation case
The court voted 9-5 against rehearing the case that voided significant portions of court oversight, removed the judge in the ...
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Severe weather brings MCREST’s need for volunteer churches to light
If your church has always thought about hosting a week of shelter or volunteering at MCREST now is the time to do it.