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.
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'
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.
#SafelyHomePhilly represents a commitment to providing every young person in Philadelphia the services to meet their individual needs in their community, in Philadelphia, rather than sending youth across the state to one-size-fits-all institutions that too often do more harm than good.
We’re thrilled to share the first article in Teen Vogue’s latest series, Fostered or Forgotten, which will be published throughout National Foster Care Month
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