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And for supporting the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act, proposed in direct response to YEARS of advocacy by current and former...

WASHINGTON (KCRG-TV9) -- Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, and Sen. Al Franken...

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Day by Day: ‘Aging out’ of foster care can bring difficulty By Liz Thompson, This Week News, July 3, 2017. Her mother died of cancer when...

It might sound weird to say this - but when I hear Former FBI Director Comey giving his legislative testimony, all I can think is that I ...

Message to today's young people who are currently transitioning from foster care into young adulthood: It's part of the healing ...

It is a great big beautiful thing to create something new, but the next step is to maintain it, year after year - because the need doesn...

My husband has a saying: "Underpromise and overdeliver" -- and I can't tell you how valuable that principle is when it comes t...

I am heart-happy about Ohio's fifth annual Three Days on the Hill. ❤️❤️❤️ One thing really amazed and encouraged me during this year...

I agree with these recent quotes from Dan Rather: "Now is a time when none of us can afford to remain seated or silent. We mus...

Improving long-term outcomes for young people in and from foster care  Let's start from there - settle for nothing less - and then mo...

Do you remember being a teen, and those specific experiences that, at the time, seemed like   the most important moment in the world ? Thi...

Sometimes our siblings of the foster care system try to put on a brave face and not show the world that they are struggling - right up un...

Thinking about some of the top things I wish someone had told me when I first aged out of foster care: 1 .) Give your best to each day, ever...

It can be incredibly disheartening for former foster youth to work so hard to earn a degree, and then be immediately be reminded of their la...

If California can do it, why can't we? Still keep thinking about how great it would if there was one statewide number that youth c...

The Dave Thomas Foundation's adoption model is based on making sure that youth come first when it comes to adoption decisions. They firm...

Reasons why being a mandatory reporter of abuse matters: 1. Mandatory reporting matters for kids who are victims. If no one cares enou...

Some people are all about "tough love" - but I tend to lean towards gentle love.  I remember what it was like to experience abu...