Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

Follow this link if you'd like to read a portion of my keynote address....

Photograph by Mike Tobias, Port Arthur News A group of Texas residents appear to be enforcing their own form of segregation , by protesting...

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1.) Back to school : Sometimes, like tonight, I dream that I didn't really get my degree after all... I am informed that I am just one c...

Dave Jones, a California Democrat, recently introduced legislation to bring foster children into the court hearings that decide their fates ...

Please visit this site to learn more about the history of Child Abuse Prevention Month, state chapters and free resource packets.

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term describing the uncomfortable tension that may result from: - Having two conflicting thoughts a...

Fostering Healthy Connections Through Peer Mentoring is a program initiated by the Child Welfare League of America and piloted in Louisvill...

In My Shoes is a non-profit, peer-mentoring organization in Tuscon, Arizona that matches adults who have previously been in foster care wit...

The Transitioning Teens Program is a collaborative effort among the Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, the Governor's Office of Emerge...

The Orphan Foundation of America's vMentor Program uses technology to match volunteer mentors with current and former foster youth ages...

The New York State mentoring program was chaired by Matilda Raffa Cuomo, who has been described as being the most active First Lady in New ...

Currently in the United States, adoptions are being promoted as the “cure” for foster care, and a panacea to all permanency issues. And yet,...

Dr. Walter Shaffer, medical director for Oregon's medical assistance programs testified before the Senate Health and Human Services tha...

Arkansas foster children driver's license passes "Foster children would be able to obtain a driver's license more easily under ...

How the System Defines Permanency A recent round table of experts, convened by Casey Family Services and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, d...

The Youth Transitions Resource Center provides resources on how to develop and sustain supports and services for youth transitioning out of...

1. Sibling visitation: I have written about foster care and the pain of sibling separation and Hawaii's Project Visitation. Foster car...

The Campaign for Youth is an alliance of organizations working together to increase resources for disconnected youth . They are inviting e...

January is National Mentoring Month, and my top priority in 2008 is linking teenagers in foster care with mentors. Resiliency research cons...