“Federal regulation and the child welfare policy manual make it clear that a new court order or voluntary placement agreement create a new foster care
Forty-seven states now offer some form of extended foster care – only Delaware, New Mexico and Oklahoma do not. Louisiana would become the 29th state
“These are children in poverty making payments to multimillion-dollar corporations, under the threat of jail,” said Jessica Feierman, senior managing director of Juvenile Law Center
Kate Burdick; Reynelle Brown Staley, Education Law Center, Pennsylvania Capital-Star •
Browne’s legislation addresses these issues by ensuring that youth receive targeted supports to overcome the unique barriers caused by mobility and system involvement.
Specifically, this
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