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Texas foster home linked to boy’s death had history of fight clubs and sexual misconduct, report says
The Thompson’s Residential Treatment Center in Greenville on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Photo by Emil T. Lippe for The Texas Tribune. “Texas foster home linked to boy’s death had history of fight clubs ...
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Early Trump Actions Leave Lived Experience Jobs in Flux
During the first Trump administration, former associate commissioner of the U.S. Children’s Bureau Jerry Milner made it a priority to include young people who had been impacted by the child welfare ...
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Albany County Pledged to Move Toward Zero Youth Detention. How is it Doing?
The late Alice Green led a task force in Albany County working toward the goal of zero youth detention. Provided photo. In January 2019, Daniel McCoy, Albany County’s elected executive, made a bold ...
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Racial Bias and Economic Realities Need to be Addressed in Foster Care
Black children made up about 14% of all children in the United States in 2021, but about 22% of the foster care population. For Latino youngsters, those same percentages were approximately 19 and 22, ...
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Minnesota Child Welfare Officials Advise State to Protect Foster Youths’ SSI Benefits
In 2023, Foster Advocates community board member Ada Smith testified at a Senate hearing on federal benefits owed to foster youth. Two years ago, amid growing scrutiny, Minnesota and states across the ...
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Georgia Child Welfare Reporter
The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet, is looking for an enterprising reporter to anchor our Georgia child welfare coverage. This reporting post is timely and will provide critical coverage ...