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Adoption and the Single Guy

published: Nov 29, 2017

author: CHAMPS

topics: Adoption

type: News Article

state: Florida

See this article in the New York Times about a Florida school teacher who adopted a student who was living in foster care. The article cites federal data showing the breakdown of families that recently adopted children from foster care: …

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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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Foster Care Housing Crisis

published: Oct 31, 2017

author: CHAMPS

topics: Recruitment, Retention

type: Report

state: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 more

This report, issued in October 2017 by the Chronicle of Social Change, projects a continued increase in the number of children in foster care, as well as a concurrent shortfall in the number of foster homes to accommodate them.  See…

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New Initiative Seeks Solutions in Minnesota's Child Welfare System

published: Oct 24, 2017

author: CHAMPS

type: News Article

state: Minnesota

News coverage of the Quality Parenting Initiative's (QPI) reform efforts in Minnesota which highlights the collaboration among public and private partners, including parents and families. "Foster parents are expert parents," said QPI founder Carole Shauffer.  "They have so much to share with birth…

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Foster Parent Survey

published: Jun 1, 2017

author: CHAMPS

topics: Foster parent feedback

type: Report

state: Washington

See this report about the findings of a survey of foster parents conducted by the Washington State Department of Social and Human Services.  The survey aims to determine the level of satisfaction among foster parents in the support and training…

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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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