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...
Holistic arts-based group methods are well suited to facilitating spiritually sensitive discussions with young people. This paper briefly describes some of these group methods that have been found to be feasible, suitable, and beneficial for children and youth living in foster care for developing ...
children who are temporarily or permanently separated from their family of origin each year. Each state manages its own foster care system according to federal regulations. Despite numerous large﹕cale federal policy reforms over the past several decades, substantial concerns remain about the experiences...
youth are placed in group homes without a permanent caregiver. Other young people opt for supervised independent living, rather than adoption or permanent legal custody. In supervised independent living, independence is promoted...
children who are temporarily or permanently separated from their family of origin each year. Each state manages its own foster care system according to federal regulations. Despite numerous large﹕cale federal policy reforms over the past several decades, substantial concerns remain about the experiences...
There are approximately2,500 young adultsages 18 to 21 in foster care in L.A. County. DCFS did not respond to a question from The Times about how many were homeless, emphasizing that the agency doesn’t comment on pending lawsuits. ...
She has formed part of a group called Have Your Say, which is made up of young people in North Tyneside who have experienced the care system. "Up... - Given the Confidence to Face the Future after Fostering; with over 50,000 Children in the UK in Foster Care, Two Determined Young Wo...
Gabrielle Kassel (she/her) is a sex and wellness journalist who writes at the intersection of queerness, sexual health, and pleasure. In addition to Women’s Health, her work has appeared in publications such as Shape, Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, Health, Self, Men’s Health, Greatist, and ...
Going Home: The Complex Effects of Reunification on Internalizing Problems Among Children in Foster Care When children in foster care are reunified with their families of origin they encounter changes that may influence their well-being in both positive and ne... AS Lau,AJ Litrownik,RR Newton,...
thousands of volunteers, social workers, CASA advocates, and other partners to transform the way children experience foster care. Our programs are created to provide a way for people who cannot become foster parents to still have a meaningful and effective way to help children in foster care. ...