➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Tax consequences of domestic and foreign child adoptions (Opinion) Accounting Today - July 12, 2017 We favor Americans adopting American children from foster care when feasible, but current U.S. tax law benefits domestic and foreign adoptions. The … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: New Award to Honor Those Who Work with Transition-Age Foster Youth Chronicle of Social Change - July 12, 2017 Last week, the Aging Out Institute (AOI) announced a new award designed to recognize individuals who are helping foster youth to succeed … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Here's What You Can Do to Support Foster Families (Opinion) Relevant Magazine - July 12, 2017 Struggle is interwoven with fostering because as much as God loves and supports orphan care, the enemy hates and opposes it. This is why the people of God … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Bishops preach hope, solidarity amidst opioid epidemic EWTN - July 12, 2017 "Oftentimes we are kind of limited in what we can do on a state level," he acknowledged. "But at our parishes, and in our agencies in our parishes, we can continue to reach … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: "We're not a sanctuary city": Philly's defense against DOJ Al Dia News - July 12, 2017 Focusing on Executive Order No. 8-09 entitled, "Policy Concerning Access of Immigrants to City Services," the law was enacted in November of 2009 by former Mayor … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway PA: County officials oppose unsealing settlement details in boy's death Citizens' Voice - July 13, 2017 Luzerne County officials are opposing a motion to unseal details of a settlement with the parents of a child who died after being placed in foster care … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NY: Interest In Early Childhood Health Leads To Three Funders Working Together Health Affairs Blog - July 11, 2017 Partnerships for Early Childhood Development, holds important lessons on how creative, flexible, and collaborative grant making can result … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: I'm a white foster parent seeing racism through my black and brown children's eyes (Opinion) Washington Post - July 12, 2017 As a rabbi, I have made it part of my spiritual work to fight this injustice. As an Orthodox Jew, I've sensed prejudice at … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Factbox: Five U.S. states face budget uncertainty in new fiscal year Reuters - July 12, 2017 Connecticut, Wisconsin and Rhode Island's legislatures have not yet passed a budget, while Massachusetts' budget awaits action from state Governor Charlie … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: Why We Need to Focus on How Black Women Are Harmed by Police Violence (Opinion) VICE News - July 13, 2017 There have been many studies of arrests of pregnant and birthing women showing that black women are up to ten times more likely to be referred … [Read more...]