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Another impactful program is theChildren’s Home Society of Florida’s “Youth Transition Services”, which supports youth aging out of the foster care system. Each year, hundreds of young Floridians turn 18 and lose access to traditional foster care services. Youth Transition Services steps in ...
“He’s been here since day one,” Dean said of Hunter. “He was there for our first clothing drive. I had to stop taking him out for donations when he was a little kid because we would run out of supplies and it would just bother him for days. Kids are empa...
After a couple decades of working directly with kids (primarily through developing homes for abandoned children) Lightshine has shifted gears. These past two years we have accepted invitations to provide TRAINING, TOOLS, and SERVICE to people and institutions who care for abandoned and abused childr...
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This is the first study to examine the effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on unpaid caregiving for adults, which could operate through the credi
GABRIELLE RICHARDSPenn State UniversityJournal of Housing & Community DevelopmentRichards, Gabrielle. 2014. "`AGING OUT' GRACEFULLY: Housing and Helping Youth Transition Smoothly out of the Foster Care System." Journal of Housing & Community Development 71 (4): 18-21....
The purpose of this article is to outline the problems facing foster youth as they leave care and to detail, as a case study, the steps taken by KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh legal services organization representing almost 5,000 dependent children each year, to help youth in foster and substitute ...