Foster family recruitment, development and support: During the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond A Three-Part Conversation with Denise Goodman, PhD In this three-part series, Denise Goodman, a national expert in foster family recruitment, development and support, shared with CHAMPS her perspective…
Foster family recruitment, development and support: During the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond A Three-Part Conversation with Denise Goodman, PhD In this three-part series, Denise Goodman, a national expert in foster family recruitment, development and support, shared with CHAMPS her perspective…
Foster family recruitment, development and support: During the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond A Three-Part Conversation with Denise Goodman, PhD In this three-part series, Denise Goodman, a national expert in foster family recruitment, development and support, shared with CHAMPS her perspective…
The CHAMPS campaign commends the U.S. Children's Bureau for issuing important and significant guidance to child welfare agencies on the role of foster care as a support to families in ways that mitigate trauma for children and parents, expedite safe…
In December 2019, Congress enacted the Family First Transition Act, which includes $500 million in new federal funding to be allocated in one-time grants to state and tribal child welfare agencies to help them address implementation challenges of the Family…
Children’s Bureau Issues Information Memoranda on Data-Driven Foster Parent Recruitment and Family Time for Children in Foster Care The federal Children’s Bureau has issued new Information Memoranda (IMs) that are relevant to two of the CHAMPS policy priorities, data-driven foster…
See this excellent brief by Casey Family Programs, "Key strategies to improve placement stability in foster care," which highlights effective strategies based on a survey of child welfare leaders and professionals from 44 states and counties. Strategies include: Placing children…
On October 24 and 25, 2019 state legislators and policy staff from more than 10 states gathered in Columbus, Ohio for a policy convening focused on examining policy approaches that can improve foster parent recruitment, retention and support. The meeting…
On August 1, 2019, the Children's Bureau issued an Information Memorandum (IM) to "demonstrate that family and youth voice are critical to a well-functioning child welfare system and to strongly encourage all public child welfare agencies, dependency courts, and Court…
Throughout the month of May, to celebrate foster families and in recognition of National Foster Family Appreciation Day on May 31, CHAMPS has been highlighting stories of amazing foster families from around the country. We believe it’s important and worthwhile…
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