The new position, which is the subject of a scheduled Thursday virtual hearing, would have broad powers to investigate complaints on behalf of children and families in group and congregate care facilities.
Advocates, however, are girding themselves for a fight. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Advocates in Pa. say there are ways to mitigate the disaster, but officials must act. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
A former foster youth and member of the Pa. chapter of the Foster Care Alumni of America, Snowden plans to lead a “tweetstorm” tomorrow. The coordinated social media campaign is designed to prompt a response to a letter the chapter sent the governor more than two weeks ago. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Each year, about 700 or more young people in Pennsylvania age out of the foster care system. Research shows foster youth who age out of the system without achieving the permanency of family reunification, adoption or guardianship face increased risk of experiencing poverty, homelessness, trauma and more. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Keeping families strong will also keep them out of a child welfare system that may face a backlog of old cases and a surge of new ones, child advocates say. | From: NBC10/ Telemundo62 (Read more.)
A prominent foster care alumni group is spearheading an effort to get Gov. Tom Wolf to protect youth who are at great risk during the coronavirus pandemic. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The weight of disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak and government response to the pandemic is falling with particular heaviness on youth in foster care. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Philly will now hold the hearings by phone, initially, bringing city dependency courts in line with those across the state in Allegheny County, which had already been holding them via teleconference. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Concerns over foster youth in congregate care or group homes, and youth in juvenile justice facilities, are spiking in the time of coronavirus. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
All family team meetings and in-person visits in Philadelphia have been completely halted. That leaves kids, caregivers, foster parents, caseworkers and advocates only phone calls and video conferences to make connections and move things forward. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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