➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: No home of their own: Shortage of foster homes reaches critical levels Albany Democrat-Herald - December 18, 2016 It's been a familiar story as Linn and Benton counties have mirrored two statewide trends for at least the past five years: a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: ACS employs more bosses than abuse caseworkers New York Post - December 18, 2016 Payroll records reveal that more than 28 percent of employees at the Administration for Children's Services held management titles during fiscal … [Read more...]

Alumna’s Personal Experience Propelled Activism on Behalf of Adoptees Susan Merkel looked around the dining room at the elegant Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange that day in 1986, struggling to keep from blurting out the truth to people eating lunch at nearby tables. “I wanted to scream out to … [Read more...]

2016 Fee Changes to Adoption-Related Forms On December 23, 2016, new fees will go into effect for USCIS forms as a result of a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2016.  The chart below highlights fee changes that will impact adoption-related immigration forms. Applications … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: United Kingdom: Children 'left at risk by government reform delay' BBC News - December 15, 2016 "Urgent" action is needed to end the variations in the quality of help for vulnerable children in England, the Public Accounts Committee says. The MPs … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: International: Migration: Key findings from the U.S., Europe and the world Pew Research Center - December 15, 2016 If all of the world's international migrants (people living in a country that is different from their country or territory of birth) … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: SPECIAL REPORT: Should corporal punishment be allowed in public schools? (Opinion) (Includes video) KPLC TV - December 15, 2016 Thirty-one states have outlawed corporal punishment. Nineteen still permit it, including every state in the South. … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Black children really suffer when a parent is in prison. And too many parents are. (Opinion) Fusion - December 15, 2016 On Thursday, The Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC, released a report on the effects … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: ACS caseworker faces termination for negligence after missing chances to save 6-year-old Zymere Perkins' life New York Daily News - December 15, 2016 Nitza Sutton, whose involvement in the disturbing case was first revealed by the Daily News, is … [Read more...]

Adoption Fee Increase on December 23, 2016 Dear Stakeholder, On December 23, 2016, new fees will go into effect for USCIS forms as a result of a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2016. This means that anyone filing an adoption application or petition on or after … [Read more...]