➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: Auditor General says caseworkers are "underpaid and overworked" (Includes video) WJET - October 05, 2017 The Pennsylvania Auditor General is saying the state's child welfare system is broken and is in Erie discussing ways to make it better. This … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: New after-school drop-in center for Scranton teens to open soon Times-Tribune - October 09, 2017 According to a recent survey in 11 NEPA counties, there were 310 homeless teens in ninth through 12th grades, she said. Of those, 32 teens from … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: County Executive Dinolfo: 'We can do better' when it comes to CPS (Includes video) Democrat and Chronicle - October 04, 2017 "When I took this office, I did so with the fundamental belief that we can always do better," said Dinolfo. On Wednesday she … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Da Vance invests $3.75 million to support youth aging out of foster care (Press release) New York County District Attorney's Office - October 05, 2017 Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the investment of $3,750,000 to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Transportation Professionals Come Together to Support Bernice's Place for Homeless Children Tap Into - October 06, 2017 Transportation industry professionals joined forces elected officials and union representatives on Wednesday to support Bernice's … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway Hong Kong: Children's rights body for Hong Kong may end up toothless South China Morning Post - October 10, 2017 Carrie Lam is expected to announce long-awaited commission in policy address, but sources say it will be non-statutory and without real … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Trump seeks border wall, crackdown on unaccompanied minors for 'Dreamer' deal Reuters - October 08, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump, who pledged to help protect young people known as "Dreamers" brought illegally to the United States as children, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Why Disabled Youth Are More at Risk of Being Incarcerated Teen Vogue - October 09, 2017 The school-to-prison pipeline for children with disabilities is a multi-layered problem. About 85% of incarcerated youth have a disability, but just 37% of them … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative Public Radio International - October 09, 2017 From boarding schools in the 1800s to foster care today, Native children have repeatedly been separated from their families. In Maine, the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: How I Found Myself in the Middle of a Difficult Immigration Trial Pop Sugar - October 09, 2017 All the while, Maria was facing down her own demons. Immigration was looking to deport her. Her mother's boyfriend had been accused of molesting her, so … [Read more...]