Foster Care and Child Welfare Week in Review – October 30, 2020 Here are some news items from this week related to foster care, adoption, and child welfare that caught my eye: 1. Mother and daughter transformed by two Buckner programs When Alissa Campos was 9...
Surviving Halloween, by Rhett Lively If I’m honest, Halloween is not the easiest holiday. The costumes, spooky references, crowds, and opportunities for people to do tricky things just don’t make me want to get out and have fun. But culturally Halloween is...
Foster Care and Child Welfare Week in Review – October 23, 2020 Here are some news items from this week related to foster care, adoption, and child welfare that caught my eye: 1. Editorial: Righteous anger, disgust at treatment of foster kids In the nearly...
Foster Care and Child Welfare Week in Review – October 16, 2020 Here are some news items from this week related to foster care, adoption, and child welfare that caught my eye: 1. CASA in the Heart of Texas helps keep youth in foster care safe Court Appointed...
Opportunities for the Child Welfare System from the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 is presenting the child welfare system with an opportunity to rethink existing practices and refocus on priorities. Remote learning, business restrictions, and operational changes have been...
