Cumberland County to hold sessions to recruit child advocates
Cumberland County CASA volunteers advocated for 111 dependent children. However, there is a growing demand for more ...
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Legislature approves bill to prioritize family members in foster care
A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing children ...
Maine's child welfare system still faces 'enormous pressure,' watchdog says
Maine's child welfare watchdog has once again found deficiencies in how state caseworkers investigate possible abuse or neglect and how they work to reunify parents with children who have been ...
Denver’s Fully Liberated Youth works to end the school-to-prison pipeline
Natalie Baddour co-founded the organization four years ago on the backs of grief and hope amid rising overdoses and gun ...
Ombudsman report cites numerous problems in Maine's Office of Child and Family Services
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Another report is citing numerous problems in Maine's Office of Child and Family Services. The Child ...
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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Ben Ray Luján Bipartisan Bill to Protect Native American Children Signed into Law
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Ben Ray Luján Bipartisan Bill to Protect Native American Children Signed into Law ...
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Advocates raise questions about CYFD's Foster Care+ program
Treatment foster care providers are questioning how Foster Care+ will turn out, how it will differ from the service they ...
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Outgoing Congress moves to protect Indigenous children
New tools and resources could be on the way for tribes and Native organizations to address child abuse and child neglect ...