Foster care caseloads increase for fifth straight year (Chronicle of Social Change)
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-welfare-2/for-fifth-straight-year-u-s-foster-care-totals-were-up-in-2017/32717
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-welfare-2/for-fifth-straight-year-u-s-foster-care-totals-were-up-in-2017/32717
The Chronicle of Social Change released a new state-by-state analysis, “Who Cares: A National Count of Foster Homes and Families,” that finds: At least 15 states lost family foster homes between 2017-2018. Thirty-one states placed a higher percent of foster…
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CHAMPS Campaign Applauds Congressional Resolution to Designate National Foster Parent Appreciation Day; Celebrates Foster Parents Today marks the end of National Foster Care Month in May, a designation given each year by Congress via special legislation. This year, for the…
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