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Securing Healthcare for Foster Children

July 10, 2017

Coverage for Foster Kids Many children enter the foster care system with medical issues or needs. In fact, almost 90% of children enter the foster care system with...

Aging Out: Transitioning Foster Youth into Adulthood

June 28, 2017

The Next Step When children turn 18 and “age out” of foster placement, they find themselves suddenly without the support and resources they need. Some are homeless, without...

The Benefits of Parent-Child Visitation While in Foster Placement

June 22, 2017

Keeping Parent and Child Close Parents can face many barriers to visitation when their child is in foster placement. While their child is cared for by another family,...

Do Foster Youth Have a Say in Court Proceedings?

June 21, 2017

The Right to Contribute Foster youth have many rights, one of which is the right to be involved in their child welfare court proceedings. Their involvement in court...

What Rights do Foster Youth Have?

June 12, 2017

Foster Youth Rights In our posts, we frequently address the rights parents have during the child welfare case process. While parents have many rights, children have important rights,...

What Should I Do When My Child Is Temporarily Placed in Foster Care?

February 21, 2017

Short Term Action When your child is in foster care, he or she will be under the care of his or her foster parents. Although you no longer...

How Long Will My Child Be in Foster Care?

February 16, 2017

Temporary Placement Foster care, also called foster placement, is a temporary solution when children cannot continue to live safely with their parents. Ideally, children are put in foster...

Foster Placement and Your Child’s Education

January 30, 2017

Stability and School Children lose some stability when they enter into foster placement. And in the midst of getting used to a new home and new family, they...

How Are Foster Parents Screened?

January 5, 2017

Safety Screening Once a child welfare agency removes a child from the home, the child is typically placed in foster care. Foster parents are temporary caretakers of a...

Can I Visit My Child in Foster Care?

December 15, 2016

Maintaining the Connection Children are placed in foster care when their parents cannot care for them or provide them with a safe home. Foster care differs from adoption...

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