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Speaker's Task Force on Foster Care

Learn about the foster care reform effort led by the Wisconsin legislature. In 2017, the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care, a bipartisan committee, developed a set of recommendations to address the needs of children, with a focus on helping families caring for children who enter foster care and in preventing the need for children to enter foster care in the first place.

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Foster Forward Recommendations

In February 2018, the Wisconsin Assembly enacted 13 bills known as the “Foster Forward” reform package, based on recommendations from the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care. The package now awaits consideration by the Senate. The 13 bills focus on keeping kids in their homes and out of the system, giving foster children better medical care, and paying for their college.

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Facts & Data

6,909 Children 0-17 in foster care
12% Youth who are not with a family (in group/institution)
20 Average length of stay for children in FC (months)
511 Number of children at risk for aging out
44% Youth with 1 placement
26% Youth with 2 placements
13% Youth with 3 placements
17% Youth with 4 or more placements

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County agencies stand ready to aid foster families (Wisconsin)

published: Jan 30, 2018

author: CHAMPS

topics: Foster parent support, Training

type: News Article

state: Wisconsin

See this feature story by the Kenosha Human Development Services resource center about the child welfare agency's support and training of foster parents, with insights from foster parents about their experiences and the value of specialized training in helping them…

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13 new bills geared toward helping foster care families

published: Nov 28, 2017

author: CHAMPS

type: News Article

state: Wisconsin

A special task force in Wisconsin made recommendations for improving the state's foster care system, including supports for foster parents. See here for the interim report. A news report about the recommendations is here.  

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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…

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Sign the Pledge

Sign the pledge to show your support for today’s amazing foster parents and the importance of quality foster parenting.

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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.

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