➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: 5 Stigmas About Foster Care Children and Foster Parents (Opinion) Care2 - May 31, 2016 Negative stigmas that still exist today only add to the wave of difficult situations that fostered children face. The following misconceptions regarding foster … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Seeing Color: Why It Matters for Transracial Adoptive Families (Opinion) Chronicle of Social Change - June 01, 2016 In combating this issue, the goal is not to achieve a colorblind society but rather one that celebrates, instead of victimizes, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Reports: Homeless, foster kids face enormous hurdles in trying to get to college Washington Post - June 01, 2016 One Government Accountability Office (GAO) study shows increasing isolation of poor students of color in K-12 education. And, their … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Many Children Not Getting Enough Food During Summer Months (Incudes audio) Public News Service - June 01, 2016 A national anti-hunger advocate says children without enough to eat is an issue that crosses state lines, and it's going to have to be … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Advocates say PA's child abuse hotline has had major problems since 2010, so why did the state wait so long to investigate? (Opinion) New Pittsburgh Courier - May 31, 2016 The report released May 24 states that the agency identified "an alarming … [Read more...]

How much does adoption really cost? How long does it take? We share the results of our latest Adoption Cost & Timing Survey. Each year, Adoptive Families polls newly formed families across the country to get actual information on the cost and length of time it took those families to complete … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Indigenous Mothers Borrow Knowledge across Boundaries to Make Change in their Community (Press release) Cultural Survival - May 25, 2016 Manitoba makes into the child welfare system is 478 million dollars per year. 451 million is spent on … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Stop Taking Our Kids, These Indigenous Grandmothers Are Terrified Of A New "Stolen Generation" BuzzFeed News - May 26, 2016 Today is national Sorry Day, a direct response to the tabling of the Bringing Them Home Report to parliament, which … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Young people traveling across the border alone are making it to Maryland-and fighting to stay (Includes video) City Paper - May 25, 2016 "People often feel like these kids are leaving the U.S. to feel the slice of the American dream," says Scott … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Leading National Groups Call on Legislators to Reject Appalling Attacks on Transgender Children (Opinion) Human Rights Campaign - May 25, 2016 Four leading national health, education and child advocacy groups have added their names to HRC's … [Read more...]