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Bills to Help Prevent Foster Care, Help Foster Youth with College Introduced this Week

Bills were introduced this week on Capitol Hill that would help build the evidence base of family drug treatment programs, and prioritize...

MITCHELL INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP EDUCATE HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Paul Mitchell (MI-10) introduced H.R. 5915, the Foster Youth Success in College Act, which amends the...

The Legacy of Early Abuse and Neglect for Social and Academic Competence From Childhood to Adulthood

Children who experience abuse and neglect early in life are more likely to have problems in social relationships and underachieve...

Brief Finds That Extended Foster Care Increases Educational Success

The Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago recently released a brief highlighting factors that lead to high school...

States All Over the Map on Ensuring Educational Stability for Foster Youth

For the roughly 270,000 school-aged children living in America’s foster care system, educational success can be elusive. Having suffered...

Braun Commentary: Approved State Budget Includes Historic Public Education Reforms

Public education will account for more than half of state spending for the first time since 1983 under our new state budget, which passed...

Senators introduce 'Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act'

WASHINGTON (KCRG-TV9) -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, and Sen. Al...

Congresswoman Lawrence Introduces the Fostering Academic Information and Resources (FAIR) Act

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Lawrence introduced H.R. 3418, “The Fostering Academic Information and Resources (FAIR) Act” to give...

Supervisors Create “Bill Of Rights” For Foster Youth And Foster Parents

The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a “bill of rights” for foster youth that lays out rights, resources and services...

San Diego Grand Jury: County Foster Care Programs Need Measurable Outcomes

A recent grand jury report from San Diego County found that San Diego’s Child Welfare Service (CWS) and Health and Human Services Agency...

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Child Maltreatment History Should Be a Bar to Being a Foster Parent

First Star Institute Highlights Children's Attorneys as Untapped Resource in Combatting Child Sex Tr

First Star Institute Welcomes New Board Member

Testimony in Support of SB 134: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse

Salute to Stuart Allan Haney

A Child's Right to Counsel

FSI Supports HB 687 Reforming Maryland's Civil Statute of Limitations

FIRST STAR INSTITUTE TESTIMONY RE: HB 687 SUPPORT, WITH AMENDMENTS

Including foster care and homeless students in higher education

FOSTERING YOUTH TRANSITIONS USING DATA TO DRIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS

Foster Care Numbers Up for Fifth Straight Year, Federal Data Released Today Shows

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