Jennifer Pokempner, Child Welfare Policy Director, Juvenile Law Center; Dominique Mikell, Stoneleigh Fellow, Juvenile Law Center; Jennifer Rodriguez, Executive Director, Youth Law Center,
This month is Reunification Month—a good time to celebrate family and redouble our efforts to make it possible for more families to be supported in achieving
Jennifer Pokempner, Child Welfare Policy Director,
This month Rhode Island joined the majority of states by including extended foster care in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget. Article 15 of the budget amends state law to create a voluntary extended care program and the option for re-entry for youth between ages 18 and 21.
For National Foster Care Month, Juvenile Law Center and Teen Vogue have partnered to produce a new series Fostered or Forgotten which explores issues affecting youth and families involved in the child welfare system.
Extended family, parents, siblings – each of these relationships are important for a young person’s healthy development and growth. The latest article in Teen Vogue'
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