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K udos to the  NACAC Board of Directors for passing a position statement identifying services and supports that should be provided to...

A recent report from the Center for an Urban Future found that: One in 10 youth in New York City who emancipated from foster care in t...

According to Table 3: States with largest percent of total exits due to youth aging out (FY 2009) : 1,453 Ohio youth "aged out...

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices  released a 2010 report on The Transition to Adulthood: How States Can Support ...

Normalcy for Foster Care Youth "For many years youth in state care were not able to participate in the same types of activities as the...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has given public housing authorities nationwide until December 1, 2010 to apply...

The Fostering Connections Resource Center serves as a library of child welfare information and resources to help states and tribes in thei...

Every year, 26,000 youth emancipate from foster care on their 18th birthday - many of whom immediately lose vital medical coverage as a resu...

Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo . After the initial study, by Professor Walter Mischl , researchers continued to track these c...

Foster Kids Who Age Out of Care Face Tough Road Mandie Trimble, WOSU News (2010-01-11). COLUMBUS, OH (WOSU) - Many rites of passages come...

The annual Voices for Change competition invites Virginia foster care youth and alumni to share their struggles in moving toward adulthood...

1.) Foster Care Alumni of America's mission is to connect the alumni community and to transform policy and practice, ensuring opportuni...

APPENDIX A: COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSITION GUARDIAN PLAN Tom Packard, D.S.W., School of Social Work, San Diego State University, No...

Comic strip courtesy of Mark Stivers at http://www.markstivers.com/ Failure to Launch is not just a movie. Today, most young adults in the ...

The National Center for Family Homelessness just released a report indicating that 1 in 50 children is homeless in the United States ever...

One in five former foster children report experiencing homelessness after "aging out" of foster care. Investing in housing progra...

A valued friend of mine recently asked my insights regarding designing a web page for young people in her state who are "aging out...

Does this statement sound familiar? "In the event of an emergency, please secure your own breathing apparatus first before placing one ...

After a keynote address that I gave to an audience of youth from all over the nation at the 2008 NILA conference , highlighting some of the ...