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CHAMPS-NY Response to State of the State 2022

CHAMPS NY is a statewide coalition of advocates, providers, and impacted New Yorkers working to promote state policy and practice change that builds a more family-centered, equitable child welfare system.

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Policy and Practice

CHAMPS NY’s priorities for 2022 include maintaining policies that support and bolster foster families – including relatives – one of which is the Office of the Child Welfare Advocate, which New York does not have, lagging behind 36 other states.

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Children Thrive in Family-Based Care

Children experience better outcomes when they are cared for by supportive families. However, too few children in foster care across the state are placed with kin, and New York State struggles to recruit and retain enough families to adequately support the children who come into care.

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A Look into Work Underway in Three NY Counties

From our partner, the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, this report includes case studies of three NY counties that are making tremendous strides to strengthen their use of family-based – both relative and non-relative – foster care.

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Share Your Stories!

Are you someone with personal experience with New York’s child welfare system? A young person with foster care experience? A relative or foster parent? We invite you to get involved and share your story with us!

Facts & Data

18,613 Children 0-17 in foster care

18% Youth who are not with a family (in group/institution)

31 Average length of stay for children in FC (months)

3,007 Number of children at risk for aging out

40% Youth with 1 placement

24% Youth with 2 placements

14% Youth with 3 placements

22% Youth with 4 or more placements

Contact

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

Name Crystal Charles
Phone 518-463-1896 x.130
Email ccharles@scaany.org
Web www.scaany.org

Families Together in New York State

Name Brad Hansen
Phone 518-432-0333
Email bhansen@ftnys.org
Web www.ftnys.org

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Strengthening Foster Parenting Policies, State by State

published: Jan 30, 2018

author: CHAMPS

type: Blog Post

state: Georgia, New York

By Jeremy Kohomban and Jennifer Rodriguez This week, state and national child advocates from across the aisle and the country, gathered in Washington, DC to discuss policy to strengthen foster parenting. Foster care is a vitally important safety net for…

CHAMPS 2018 Kick-off Event in Washington, DC

published: Feb 9, 2018

author: CHAMPS

type: Blog Post

state: Georgia, New York, Oklahoma, and 1 more

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…

"How Do You Find a Home for a Foster Child at a Time Like This?" (The Atlantic, October 11, 2020)

published: Jan 14, 2021

author: CHAMPS

topics: foster parenting

type: News Article

state: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 more

This article in the Atlantic by Kate Cray provides a close up look at the difficult challenges of foster parenting during the pandemic and highlights struggles agencies face in continuing to recruit, support and retain families. Foster families from New…

State-based foster and kinship families write to Congress about COVID-19 pandemic

published: May 12, 2020

author: CHAMPS

topics: COVID-19

type: Blog Post

state: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 more

In May 2020, state-based organizations of foster families and kinship caregivers from across the country wrote to Congress to share their unique point of view about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of children and youth…

Foster family recruitment, development and support: During the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond (Part 3 of 3)

published: May 11, 2020

author: CHAMPS

topics: COVID-19, foster parenting, Recruitment, Retention

type: Blog Post

state: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 more

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…

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CHAMPS is an exciting new policy campaign with dozens of partner organizations working together to highlight the vital importance of foster parents to the health and well-being of children in foster care. Check out what’s going on nationally and in the states.