Don't miss this op-ed by Irene Clements and the National Foster Parent Association highlighting the importance of foster parents in helping both children and families in the Chronicle of Social Change. For the first time ever, on Tuesday the U.S. Senate…
"Retention is often an under-acknowledged part of finding quality foster parents." - Denise Goodman One of the nation's leading experts on foster parenting shares key insights about what it takes to recruit and retain amazing foster parents. In this recent…
It's really wonderful when Members of Congress use their voices to call out the amazing work of foster parents. Here's what Rep. Erik Paulsen has to say: Mr. Speaker, as May is National Foster Care Month, we need to remember…
The CHAMPS campaign is thrilled to see that Governor Bill Walker, Alaska, has issued a proclamation encouraging "All Alaskans to recognize and celebrate foster parents in their communities and to consider whether they can help care for some of the…
"The best advocates for change in the foster care system are foster care families." (Senator A.J. Griffin, Oklahoma) Be sure to check out this feature article from the March 2018 issue of the National Conference of State Legislatures monthly magazine.…
A new article by leaders of the CHAMPS campaign -- Ron Haskins, Jeremy Kohomban, and Jennifer Rodriguez -- offers key insights about today's opioid crisis and what needs to be done to avoid mistakes from prior drug epidemics. "As long…
The Stream, by Josh Shepard, discusses the important role of faith-based partners in providing safe and stable families for children in foster care. The Christian Alliance for Orphans is a lead partner to the CHAMPS campaign. Jason Weber, director of CAFO's…
On January 31, 2018, child welfare leaders gathered in Washington, DC, at the Brookings Institution to participate in the 2018 kick-off of the CHAMPS campaign. The program was hosted by Dr. Ron Haskins, Co-director of the Brookings Center on Children…
Exciting research findings: a new skills-building program is proving to be helpful to foster parents. It teaches new skills that help parents learn how to support children suffering from trauma or who have other special needs. The program is called…
Sarah Chiles, executive director of the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, spoke at the CHAMPS 2018 Kick-off event on January 31, 2018, and announced the foundation's support in bringing CHAMPS to New York. Ms. Chiles described the Redlich Horwitz Foundation's laser focus…
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