top of page
Network News
Be inspired by stories of our programs’ impact, read our latest news and find an upcoming event. Stay connected with Louisiana CASA by subscribing to our newsletter and follow us on social media.
Search
ZERO TO THREE Awarded $5 Million to Strengthen Infant-Toddler Court Program
ZERO TO THREE, the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to ensuring babies and toddlers have a strong start in life, today announced it...
Louisiana CASA
Sep 10, 20222 min read
ACLU urges Supreme Court to uphold Indian Child Welfare Act
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 14 states represented by Cooley LLP, filed an amicus...
Louisiana CASA
Sep 3, 20222 min read
Louisiana’s most troubled teen offenders could be moved to Angola
Incarcerated youth from across the state deemed the most troubled and aggressive could be moved to a building on the grounds of the...
Louisiana CASA
Sep 1, 20226 min read
Drop Box for Babies: Conservatives Promote a Way to Give Up Newborns Anonymously
Written by Dana Goldstein, New York Times After Roe, groups are seeking to expand safe haven laws, which allow women to surrender babies...
Louisiana CASA
Aug 8, 20227 min read
Louisiana approved to issue P-EBT benefits to children ages 0-5 on SNAP
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval to issue Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to...
Louisiana CASA
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Impact of Murray-Kaine Child Care & Early Education Proposal
Child care is too expensive and far too difficult to find for most families, while providers make far too little. The Child Care and...
Louisiana CASA
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Grassley, Hassan Propose Improvements To Foster Family Recruitment Efforts To Help Foster Youth
Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced bipartisan legislation that seeks to improve recruitment,...
Louisiana CASA
Aug 2, 20223 min read
House Bill Would Establish Protections for Disabled Parents
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to ensure federal protections for disabled parents...
Louisiana CASA
Aug 1, 20222 min read
What 'Back to School' Means for Foster Youth
Back to school is an exciting time for most kids. But for children in foster care, returning to school comes with its own set of...
Louisiana CASA
Jul 29, 20224 min read
5 Tips to Prepare Foster Youth for Back to School
The times of sleeping late on weekdays, summer camp and family trips to amusement and water parks are over for your child in care – at...
Louisiana CASA
Jul 29, 20223 min read
Federal food assistance program may help prevent child abuse: Study
The federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) not only allows more than 39 million Americans to avoid food...
Louisiana CASA
Jul 14, 20222 min read
NCSL Welcomes 2022 Early Childhood, Child Welfare and Youth Homelessness Fellows
For the first time, NCSL’s Early Childhood Fellows, Child Welfare Fellows and Youth Homelessness Fellows will meet together. 70...
Louisiana CASA
Jul 6, 20222 min read
US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty
Although government spending on the child welfare system totaled US$33 billion in 2018, the most recent year for which an estimate is...
Louisiana CASA
Jul 2, 20225 min read
Progressive Prosecutors Look to Germany for Juvenile Justice Reform
In a policy brief released today, progressive prosecutors make the case for the German approach to youth justice, calling it a...
Louisiana CASA
Jun 28, 20225 min read
Academic Success for Foster Care Youth Begins with Partnerships Between Child Welfare and Education
The 2021-2022 school year has come to a close. As students begin their summer break, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health...
Louisiana CASA
Jun 25, 20224 min read
Major decline in adoptions accompanies COVID-19 pandemic
A substantial drop in the number of adoptions in the United States coincided with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
Louisiana CASA
May 25, 20224 min read
Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court. Written by...
Louisiana CASA
May 3, 202210 min read
US pediatricians’ group moves to abandon race-based guidance
For years, pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice. In a new...
Louisiana CASA
May 2, 20222 min read
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
For family law attorney Robin Frank, defending parents at one of their lowest points — when they risk losing their children — has never...
Louisiana CASA
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Background Checks for Prospective Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Caregivers
The factsheet below discusses the requirements set by States for conducting background checks of prospective foster and adoptive parents...
Louisiana CASA
Apr 23, 20221 min read
bottom of page