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PRESS RELEASE: As New COVID Variants Spread, Proposed Chafee Extension Bill Casts Lifeline to Foster Youth with Additional $400 Million in Funds

Increased Flexibility in Spending for States Supports Older Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care during Pandemic Read more

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Transition (aging out)

Learn Ways to Get Involved in 2019 from the All-Stars!

Do you dream of changing the system for youth who experience care? Do you wonder how you can do it from your corner of the world or while you're still in care? A new year has begun, and it is the perfect time to make a wish into a plan! We asked the... Read more

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Youth Asked and Congress Answered: Fixing The Glitch

On October 24th, 2018, the President signed into law the Opioid Package , which contained a provision directly impacting foster youth. FosterClub wants to recognize and thank the youth, policymakers, advocates, and professionals who listened to the... Read more

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Health care

FosterClub Thanks Senator Orin Hatch for Sponsoring Family First

FosterClub's Washington D.C. Policy Specialist, Kaysie Getty attended the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association reception to honor Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to recognize... Read more

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#HealthCareFFY Collaborative Campaign Launched

FosterClub is excited to announce the official launch of the #HealthCareFFY Campaign in partnership with First Focus and the State Policy and Advocacy Reform Center and the Juvenile Law Center. Read the #HealthCareFFY Campaign Overview Paper to... Read more

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Health care

FosterClubLeaders Address the Press in Arizona

#FosterClubLeaders were front and center in the discussion on education at the press conference for the Arizona's Invisible Achievement Gap report on December 11, 2015. According to Arizona’s Invisible Achievement Gap report, the majority of Arizona... Read more

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Education

MSNBC's Ronan Farrow: A Story on the US's Broken Foster Care System

Congressman David Reichert of Washington and Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass of California discuss the troubling realities of the current U.S. foster care system and the bipartisan legislation pending Senate approval that if passed could... Read more

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Moving Schools and the Impact on Academic Progress for Foster Youth

Matt Slocum/AP Photo Every school has it’s own unique courses and curriculums. Every time a foster youth moves schools, their course work and curriculum changes as well. This is far from a recipe for success, and a huge part of the... Read more

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Education

WSJ Article on Psychotropic Medications in Foster Care

(pictured: Dashun Jackson, 2013 FosterClub All-Star) Lucette Lagnado from the Wall Street Journal wrote an investigative journalism piece on the abuse of psychotropic medication prescriptions for youth in foster care with the help of FosterClub All-... Read more

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Psychotropic medications

ABC News Foster Care Survey

An exciting opportunity to build national awareness about foster care! ABC News with Diane Sawyer has contacted FosterClub, and asked for help reaching out to young people from foster care. That's where YOU come in! They are... Read more

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