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At Mockingbird’s 2023 Youth Leadership Summit, young advocates shared their stories, highlighted issues affecting young people experiencing foster care and homelessness, and proposed their ideas
DCYF Begins Issuing Initial Licenses for Kinship Caregivers via DCYF Initial license is a new type of license that took effect July 1, 2023, created in
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
Last night, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which combines a $1.4 trillion year-end funding package, with a $900 million dollar
edit: This bill was finally signed on December 27th. via ThinkOfUs.org https://davis.house.gov/press-releases/chairman-davis-and-ranking-member-walorski-applaud-the-inclusion-of-foster-youth-grants-in-omnibus-relief-bill/ With the advocacy and support of thousands of young leaders across the country, Congress
Congress is currently drafting the 4th COVID-19 Relief Bill and we need to ensure there is additional funding to stabilize and support children and families
Parents in Washington may have heard something about the new legislation requiring Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (CHSE) in public schools, and can now see the
The following is a response from Children’s Administration regarding the issue of Adoption Support stopping your monthly support check when you report the youth as a runaway.
Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Child Sex Trafficking, to the President for Signature link to bill here:https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/178/text (From an email to Ret. Justice Bobbe Bridge)
Legislature passes Senate Bill 6497 Licensed foster parents and unlicensed relative caregivers with children placed in their care will have greater authority to allow these
This message is being sent on behalf of Edith Hitchings, Director of Program and Policy A second filing of the emergency WAC regarding the Extended