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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Foster Youth Voices Rise Above the Fray The Chronicle of Social Change - June 30, 2016 Earlier this month, Foster Youth in Action, a national foster youth advocacy organization, hosted its inaugural "Voices Rising" webinar, an online presentation … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: $90,000 Scholarship Awarded Lubbock Woman, Estacado High Grad (Press release) Everything Lubbock - June 30, 2016 The Family Fellowship awards $90,000 to 15 young adults who are or have been in foster care, nationwide. For more than 137 years, … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: I Won't Let My Kids Watch 'Finding Dory,' But You Should (Opinion) The Federalist - July 01, 2016 I will not, however, let my foster children see this movie, and if you are a foster or adoptive parent I highly recommend you have a frank … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: York County child welfare agency receives fourth downgraded license (Includes video) PennLive - June 30, 2016 York County's child welfare agency has received its fourth provisional license from the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Meet the Collective That's Connecting LGBTQ Foster Youth With the Arts Observer - June 30, 2016 "Aside from finding your voice, the arts is a thing that allows you to be your own individual," Shuffle Along actor Britton Smith, one fourth of the … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NJ: Reunification Day honors parents who got right, got kids back Northjersey.com - July 01, 2016 On Thursday, Perez and her 5-year-old daughter were among nine families in New Jersey honored at Family Reunification Day, an annual event sponsored by … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Sudan: UNAMID Re-Launches Darfur-Wide Awareness-Raising Campaign Against Child Sexual Abuse Relief Web - July 03, 2016 UNAMID's Child Protection Unit (CPU), in collaboration with the Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS), and Conduct … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Malta: House finally discusses Bill that will set up Child Court Malta Today - July 04, 2016 Parliament has finally started debating a Bill that would shift the powers to grant child protection orders from the social policy minister to a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Fiji: Increased Funding For Enhanced Child Services In Fiji Fiji Sun - July 04, 2016 Minister Akbar said that the welfare of children is at top of the national agenda, with an increased budgetary allocation of $4.5 million. "The $1 million is for … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Supporting LGBTQI-GNC Youth within the Juvenile Justice System Office of Juvenile Justice Programs - June 30, 2016 We know that LGBTQI-GNC youth are at greater risk of becoming homeless, being sexually, physically, and mentally abused, and dying … [Read more...]