CFK Top Article Pick: Telling Stories that Teach, and Heal
Teenagers in foster care often have stories to tell—but lack the tools to tell them. CFK looks at how the Center for Digital Storytelling has provided those tools to participants in their program, and helped create valuable teaching tools for those who work with teens in care.
Chapin Hall Conducts National Review of Policies and Programs for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care
This report provides a comprehensive review of state efforts to support youth transitioning out of foster care. As part of the review, Chapin Hall administered a web-based survey of state independent
Job Corps Residential Program
The Job Corps serves youth aging out of foster care with a residential program that provides access to earn a high school diploma or GED, training and preparation for a career, housing, meals, basic h
Improving Policies
The Society for Research in Child Development says we can improve the transition to independent living for foster teens. Measures include revising eligibility requirements so they no longer exclude hi
New Help for Children Raised by Grandparents and Other Relatives: Q and A
Child welfare experts say the new Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 represents the most significant federal reforms for children in foster care in more than a decade.
Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Students from Foster Care
Only about 10 percent of students from foster care enroll in higher education -- with less than 2 percent earning bachelor's degrees. This Casey Family Programs resource can assist colleges in improving their support for students coming from foster care.
President Signs Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act into Law
On October 7, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351). It delinks adoption assistance from the old AFDC program, enables federal payments for kinship care guardians, and will allow states to extend foster care services to young people up to age 21.
Seeking Therapeutic Foster Care Parents
The Maryland-based Kennedy Krieger Institute is actively recruiting foster, respite and adoptive parents. The Institute offers specialized training, emergency coverage, 24-hour assistance, monthly support groups and more.
Reading Into the Hope Meadows Story
In this October 2008 blog entry, Hershel Sarbin reacts to a recent CFK article on Hope Meadows, an intergenerational community launched in 1993, and how “smartly its founders have adapted to changing conditions over the years.” Therein lies a model for all of us, he says.
“Hope” Grows: an Intergenerational Community, 14 Years On
Fourteen years ago, an abandoned air force base was transformed into a vibrant intergenerational community, Hope Meadows, to help move children from foster care to adoption and turn seniors into active givers of supports and services. Now, as sites across the country replicate their approach, Hope Meadows is adapting to the new challenges that come with long-term success.
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