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reposted with slight edits from the blog of Robert Latham, a law professor and former GAL in Florida One of the big topics in
commentary by Dee Wilson, November 14 2022 This investigative story from the Colorado Sun found that 1094 adopted children in Colorado have returned to foster care
If someone says of Deanna that she was adopted, she corrects them and says that she is adopted. Being adopted is, to her, as to many adoptees, a profoundly different way of being human, one that affects almost everything about her life.
An update from Partners For Our Children, on Legislative Week 9: Bill tracker: https://files.constantcontact.com/21ffd212101/059c3646-4520-445b-923c-6c6fe87b6c81.pdf?rdr=true Round 2 has begun! Cut-off for bills to get out of
Thank you Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers! Members of DCYF’s Targeted Recruitment Specialist (TRS) Team attended the FPAWS Pacific North West Caregivers Conference at Great
I Will Never Forget That I Could Have Lived With People Who Loved Me – Sixto Cancel Sixto Cancel is a former foster youth who
DCYF sent out this update for caregivers on what to expect: During the 2021 Legislative Session, the Legislature passed HB 1194, which addresses visitation (Family Time). HB
Also reported by King 5; see King 5 previous reporting. As for where the kids will stay instead? Great question. Perhaps out of state placements
Announcement from Alliance CaRES: Amara will be joining CaRES as a contracted partner to lead the work providing support and resources to formal kinship caregivers
WA only just passed legislation that will phase in the right to an attorney for all foster kids in the state, applicable at different stages
FPAWS is a state affiliate of the National Foster Parent Association. The Friends of FPAWS monthly support model is modelled on their own supporter levels,
On March 15th, Inslee announced that all WA public schools are required to have in-person learning options available for children up to 5th grade by