Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

* Source of chart: Dillon, Sam. Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts. New York Times, Oct. 8, 2009. According to Andrew Sum...

I agree with Katie Couric that one story that hasn't been told is the impact of the recession on children and youth -- not just current...

Anthony President is a Cuyahoga County trainer through the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program , who works for Lakeland Community College ....

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Stories from Homeless Former Foster Children

Young adults ages 19 to 29 are among the largest and fastest growing segment of the population without health insurance.

The National Council of Nonprofits recently released a report titled: A Respectful Warning Call to Our Partners in Government: The Economic ...

These are the things that weigh heavily on my heart as I ponder how we might address them. Ohio is in serious economic trouble right now. ...

This is from 2006, so if you want to know where your state stands today, please visit: Estimated Percentage of Females Who Will Become Teen...

I recently received reports from social workers that some counties are trying to cut costs through premature emancipation of Ohio teenagers....

"Myriad studies have shown that the period immediately after “emancipation” at age 18 is the most precarious for a foster youth... ...

In 1999, Congress established the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). This program gives States flexible funding to as...

During Governor Strickland's 2008 Ohio Summit on Children , one of the top challenges reported by counties was lack of funding for trans...

Breaking News: Governor Strickland VETOED the Independent Living Initiative. Item Number 40 On page 2900, delete the boxed text. Section 309...

The official version of HB 1 was released earlier this week, and the Independent Living Allocation was preserved: SECTION 309.45.15. INDEPEN...