When 11-year-old Aubyn Burnside heard about how many children in foster care programs are forced to carry their belongings in garbage bags because they cannot afford suitcases, she was shocked and saddened. “I thought they must feel like 1 themselves, ” she said. So, Aubyn 2 Suitcases for...
Kufeldt, K., Armstrong, J., & Dorosh, M. (1995). How children in care view their own and their foster families: a research study. Child Welfare, 74, 695-715.How children in care view their own and their foster families: A research study - Kufeldt, Armstrong, et al. - 1995...
Supporters like you sponsor and participate in our hands-on service activities to ensure that children in foster care receive the love and support they deserve. Birthday Boxes A Birthday Box is an all inclusive kit that helps children in foster care celebrate their special day. The goal behind ...
It reports on a study conducted in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. There is a growing body of literature that points to the benefits of children spending time with families whilst they are in care (Ross et al., 2023). Contact with parents has been found to be associated...
As many as one in 17 American children enter foster care. Dan Stephens, a senior partner in ourWashington, DC, office, didn’t know about the far-reaching impact the foster-care system has on society until he learned of Sherry’s vision for Foster America. “It wa...
Oig Annual Report 2023byTodd Feureron Scribd Of the 97 deaths investigated by DCFS forabuse or neglectbetween July 2021 and June 2022, many died from natural causes, but 18 were homicides and 30 were accidents. "And now we have a record number of dead kids - worse than in decades," sa...
My husband and I are starting the path of foster care and adoption. Growing up in foster care and kinship care, it is something I July 12, 2023 Adoption A Clear Calling The Rosatis discovered there were plenty of kids in need of families right in their community. ...
This research also provides a needed evidence base to identify specific factors that may be useful for estimating stratified performance measures, allowing agencies to assess performance of particular subpopulations of children in foster care. Ultimately knowing how individual, agency, and county factors ...
In addition to elevating healthcare delivery for children in foster care, the DCSF and SHARE collaboration aims to alleviate provider burden across sectors. "One of our big initiatives is reducing burden," Santifer noted. "Giving folks at the Department of Human Services that...
Children’s natural affinity with stories gives us an incredibly powerful, non-directive way to help emotionally distressed and abused young people, who can sometimes be hard to reach in any other way. On this practical live training event you will learn how to tap into your own metaphorical ...