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New data: Many fewer US kids in foster care
From Google News (and the Associated Press): The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new federal figures underscoring the impact of widespread reforms. The drop, hailed by child-welfare advocates, is due largely to a shift [...]
Oregon and Washington sign agreement making it easier to place kids in foster homes with relatives
From Oregon Live: Child welfare officials in Oregon and Washington inked a new agreement Monday that will make it faster and easier to place children who come into foster care with family or close friends on the other side of the border. The new rules will cover children and their families in Oregon’s Multnomah, Washington [...]
Minnesota: Special needs adoptions create placement issues, but plenty of success stories
From the SC Times: Sibling groups and special needs children looking for permanent families present unique placement problems for adoption specialists. Forty-four percent of the state’s 375 children on the adoption exchange have moderate or severe physical or emotional needs. Fifty-five percent of the waiting children are part of a sibling group, according to Lorenzo [...]
Adopted Oregon teen at risk for deportation likely to get visa
From the Herald and News: A Portland teen who was at risk of being deported even though she was adopted by American parents has learned she’s on the fast track to legally live, work and attend college in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has sent 19-year-old Blanca Catt a letter telling her [...]
Florida tops nation in adopting children from foster care
From WCTV: The sunshine state is number one in the nation when it comes to adopting children. That’s according to Governor Charlie Crist who says Florida has had more than 12,000 adoptions since 2007 – including over 3,000 children adopted within the past year alone. In 2009, Florida received a federal bonus of nearly ten [...]
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