➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: 'No protection' for refugee kids The Citizen - September 22, 2016 The constitution and the Children's Act do not guarantee that the needs of undocumented children are taken care of, and thus do not afford such children protection from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: South Africa: Cosatu backs ACDP's proposal for parental, adoption leave Eyewitness News - September 22, 2016 Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it hopes there will be cross-party support for a new Bill that aims to provide for paid … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: "We want to encourage dialogue, not litigation," says CHRC (Press release) Canadian Human Rights Commission - September 20, 2016 In the wake of the most recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order that the federal government implement the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Advocates Urge Senate to Pass Family First Act (Opinion) The Huffington Post - September 21, 2016 The fate of the most substantial piece of child welfare legislation in the last 10 years rests in the hands of a few U.S. Senators this week. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: A Push for Family Court Reform Pacific Standard - September 21, 2016 Anti-domestic violence advocates planned to cite the Castillo case and others like it at a Congressional briefing in Washington last Tuesday in an attempt to gain support for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Meet the woman charged with protecting the city's children The Philadelphia Inquirer - September 21, 2016 When Cynthia Figueroa was named the commissioner of the Department of Human Services in July, she received more condolences than … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: EDITORIAL: Words backed by action York Dispatch - September 21, 2016 Early this year, York County officials at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Supper sparked a discussion about an issue that previously didn't receive much attention: homeless … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Five Questions for Bill Marszalek The Record News - September 21, 2016 Bill Marszalek is executive program director for foster care for Northern Rivers Family of Services, the Capital Region organization that oversees the Northeast Parent & … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: DA: Grand jury probing NY foster care system Associated Press - September 22, 2016 A special grand jury has been empaneled to investigate New York's foster care system following the arrest of a suburban man on child sex abuse charges. The man had … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Court Appointed Special Advocates seeks volunteers NJ.com - September 21, 2016 There are currently over 1,500 children in Camden County who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. Although Court Appointed Special Advocates … [Read more...]