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NY foster care agencies are being sued by survivors of horrific abuse. Their response: Taxpayers should bail us out!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

And why did the CEO of the agency that runs the notorious Pleasantville Cottage School get nearly $700,000 in compensation in 2022? It's been nearly 50 years since the New York Daily News series "Big Money, Little Victims" exposed the power and the greed of private "child welfare" agencies, and abuse in their foster homes and institutions.

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The Opioid Epidemic and Foster Care: The Opioid Epidemic’s Forgotten Victims

Relias

Despite public conversation and consistent news coverage of the individuals affected by the opioid epidemic, there remains a large segment of society that is often overlooked: children and youth in foster care. During these past epidemics, the child welfare and foster care systems became completely overwhelmed.

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School Social Work: Perception and Reality

inSocialWork

A career as a school social worker no doubt presents some nice benefits, and it’s a noble pursuit that allows social workers to apply varied skill sets and work with an interdisciplinary team. Our guests are Alyssa Ernst, MSW ’10, LMSW, and Stephanie Stodolka, LMSW, two school social workers who have been around the block.

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You get what you pay for: How Florida shifted funding priorities to foster care

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Robert Latham, associate director of the University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic. Ron DeSantis and the administration of former Governor Rick Scott skewed financial incentives for the “CBCs” toward holding more children in foster care and against trying to keep families together.

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Inspiring Success Story: Robin was Once a Girl in Foster Care, Now She’s a Registered Nurse [VIDEO]

KVC

Nevertheless, I Persisted: Robin’s Inspiring Success Story When Robin was just three years old, her mother’s substance use led to her and her siblings being placed in foster care for their safety. Read how Robin took control of her destiny, choosing to defy the statistics about children in foster care rather than be defined by them.

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7 Ways You Can Help a Child in Foster Care (Without Being a Foster Parent)

KVC

Fostering is just one of many ways to help children in crisis, so here are seven other ways you can help a child in foster care: 1. Children in foster care have likely experienced abuse, neglect, or some type of family trauma. 55% less likely than their peers to skip school . Provide Respite Care .

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Foster Care Programs: Because Every Child Deserves a Family

Shelter, Inc

May being National Foster Care Month, I asked Erica Schultz, our Foster Care Licensing Specialist, what she would like to tell people about our programs. First, the goals of Shelter’s Foster Care Programs are different from adoption agencies. Honore has thrived with her foster family.