Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act

Demanding A Better Education For Children In Foster Care

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 08.14.2011

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Daniel Heimpel

The education of children in foster care is one step in a long, needed march towards a future where we put all children first.

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Free'ish Solutions: Early Enrollment at College for Foster Youth

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ambroz

In a time of unparalleled budget cuts and competition for limited resources, it is important to identify why this group should benefit from a privilege-like early/priority enrollment.

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A Lesson to Be Learned

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: American Indians, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Fostering Media Connections, Indian Child Welfare, Fostering-Connections-to-Success-and-Increasing-Adoptions-Act, Washington State, Foster Care, Adminsitration of Children and Families, Parenting, Healthy Living News
Daniel Heimpel

In the 50s and 60s this was typified by the "Adoption Project," which forced thousands of Washington State children into white homes in a mad dash to assimilate.

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Invest In Child Care, Invest In The Future

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Daniel Heimpel

Shortsighted budgeting has befallen most public entitlements, including foster care. This despite years of research that has consistently shown that investing in children is met with positive returns.

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The Fight to Make Well-Being a Foster Child's Right

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Daniel Heimpel

Roughly 4,000 foster youth age out of California's foster care system every year. For most their 18th birthday is not so much a day of celebration as one of total isolation.

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National Foster Care Month

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marian Wright Edelman

May is National Foster Care Month, a good time to reflect on the progress we can make in improving the lives of children in foster care by implementing the Fostering Connections Act.

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