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Swearing-In of January Contreras as Assistant Secretary at Administration for Children and Families
Thursday, April 21, 2022, following bipartisan confirmation by the U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Louisiana CASA
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Louisiana Department of Education distributes $17 million to child care providers
The Louisiana Department of Education funded two rounds of the Teacher Support Grant in 2021-2022 for open Child Care Assistance Program...
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Apr 9, 20222 min read
Louisiana lawmaker pushes for change to child abuse registry
When the Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services finds accusations of child abuse “valid,” the accused person may get notified...
Louisiana CASA
Apr 2, 20225 min read
Anti-Transgender Bills: What They Would Ban and Where They're Being Considered
Sports bans, prohibitions on transition-related care and more have been proposed in at least 32 states. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed...
Louisiana CASA
Mar 31, 20225 min read
Louisiana's child welfare agency struggles under 'crippling' caseloads, turnovers: 'We're drowning'
When an 11-year-old child was found sleeping outside a New Orleans playground last year, law enforcement officials contacted Louisiana’s...
Louisiana CASA
Mar 29, 20223 min read
$1.2B needed over next decade to improve child care in Louisiana, state panel says
Will Sentel, The Advocate In a draft report Thursday, a state panel created by the Legislature asked state lawmakers to spend $115...
Louisiana CASA
Mar 2, 20222 min read
Texas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of...
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Feb 27, 20222 min read
Supreme Court to review Indian Child Welfare Act, which prioritizes adoptions by Native Americans
The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of a federal law intended to rectify past abuses of Native American children being...
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Feb 26, 20223 min read
Basic income: Wales pilot offers £1,600 ($2,117) a month to young adults aging out of foster care
Every 18-year-old leaving foster care will be offered £1,600 ($2,117) a month for two years under a Welsh government basic income pilot....
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Feb 22, 20224 min read
Bipartisan senators introduce Kids Online Safety bill
A new proposal backed by bipartisan senators would require social media platforms to take additional measures to keep children under 16...
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Feb 17, 20223 min read
New Orleans selected to get $5M to support child care businesses
New Orleans has been selected as one of six cities to receive funding from JPMorgan Chase’s annual competition that seeks ideas to...
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Feb 10, 20222 min read
Teens in 15th JDC Accused of Violent Crime to Face Adult Prosecution
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — In an effort to cut juvenile crime, a southwest Louisiana prosecutor said his office will start charging teens who...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Mental health advocates urge Congress to provide more support to public children services agencies
WASHINGTON, D. C. - An increased demand for child welfare services during the coronavirus pandemic has caused burnout, traumatic stress...
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Feb 5, 20223 min read
Guidance Process Finally Underway for Housing After Foster Care Program
After more than a year in development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued official rules and regulations...
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Feb 3, 20223 min read
State preps to fight food insecurity with Summer Nutrition Program
The new year is when the Louisiana Department of Education and Department of Agriculture and Forestry (DOAF) start to prepare for the...
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Jan 20, 20224 min read
Louisiana DCFS donates supplies for Kentucky foster children
Kentucky organizations helped provide supplies and housing to Louisianans who have been impacted by hurricanes. Now, the Louisiana...
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Jan 6, 20222 min read
Gov. Edwards Rejects House Committee Action on COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, in a letter to the House Committee on Health and Welfare, Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed that the Louisiana Department of Health...
Louisiana CASA
Dec 14, 20213 min read
New data show drop in foster care numbers during pandemic
Source: US Children’s Bureau, AFCARS Report $28, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/afcarsreport28.pdf A...
Louisiana CASA
Dec 13, 20218 min read
US Surgeon General’s Advisory: Protecting Youth Mental Health
US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy issued a public health advisory on Tuesday, December 6, 2021, to provide recommendations for how to...
Louisiana CASA
Dec 12, 20216 min read
Rosen, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Foster and Homeless Youth Pursue Higher Education
WASHINGTON, DC --Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced the introduction of the Helping Foster and Homeless Youth Achieve Act...
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Dec 9, 20213 min read
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