by Amy Huntsman • I have seen too many young people leave foster care without a trusted adult to help guide them. Sometimes they’ve spent […]
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Permanence: What does it mean in real life?Reflections from NC’s Child Welfare Family Advisory Council
by Jeanne Preisler • The N.C. Division of Social Services entered unknown territory a few years ago to develop the North Carolina Child Welfare Family […]
Read moreHow agencies can (and should) support children and resource families when placements end
Foster care placements are temporary—they are meant to end. This is made abundantly clear in recruiting materials and in foster parent pre-service training. In court […]
Read moreHow one NC agency is supporting permanenceInterview with Tammy Bradley from Children’s Hope Alliance
Knowing where we will be tonight, tomorrow, and even next year is a privilege many of us take for granted. For children and youth in […]
Read moreHow are child welfare agencies supporting older youth and young adults in foster care during COVID?
Foster Care 18 to 21 should be offered to young adults who are 18, 19, or 20 years old and wish to enter or remain […]
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