The Field Center Newsletter
Summer 2022 News From the Field
- Field Center Experts to Evaluate and Support Child & Family Programming in Kenya
- Child Welfare Scholars Debate Practice and Policy Reform Through Research
- What We’re Reading Now: A Book Review
- Just Published! “A Template for Implementing Interprofessional Education in Child Advocacy”
- Field Center Says Goodbye to Director of Development, Hannah Rawdin
- Student Highlight
- Field Center Recent Publications, Presentations & Grants
- The Field Center in the Media
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July 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- New Phoenix Restaurant Helps Valley Foster Kids
- MN Offers Former Foster Care Students $3.8 Million in Higher Education Grants
- New Center Offers Respite From Foster Care Stress
- Photographer Donates Graduation Photoshoots to Foster Kids
- Bronx Nonprofit to Work with Foster Care Kids Up to Age 26
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June 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- ‘Fostering HOPE,’ Cherokee Nation Announces Pilot Program Offering Stipends for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
- Former Foster Care Twins Walk 176 Miles to Fight for Kids Like Them
- Dallas Non-Profit Opening Home for Teen Moms in Foster Care
- Houston Coffee Shop Serves Kindness and Opportunities for Foster Children
- Local Therapists Provide Uninterrupted Free Care to Foster-Care Kids
- ‘Bessie’s Angels’ Extends Safety Net for Teens Aging Out of Foster Care
- FosterClub Honors Thirty-Two Outstanding Young Leaders with Scholarship and Award
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May 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Brewerytown Cafe ‘The Monkey & The Elephant’ Dedicated To Helping Young Adults Who Are Aging Out Of Foster Care
- New Home for Teen Moms in Foster Care in Mobile
- ‘Put Ourselves in Their Shoes’: Camp Provides Week Without Labels for Foster Kids
- New Program Helps Prevent Trauma of Family Separation
- Young Adults in Foster Care Find Unconditional Support at the HUB
- EMBARK Develops Program to Expedite Family Reunification
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Spring 2022 News From the Field
- Field Center Faculty Directors Offer Training to MSW Students
- PHD Student John Gyourko Wins 2022 Hal Levin Award
- Just Recovery from COVID: Focus on Youth & Young Adults – Perspectives From Young Adults with Foster Care Experience
- Brackeen v. Holland Heads to the Supreme Court – Will ICWA’s Constitutionality be upheld?
- Student Highlight
- Field Center Recent Publications, Presentations & Grants
- The Field Center in the Media
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April 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Trowbridge Cottage Offers Cozy Meetup Spot for Kids in Foster Care and Their Parents
- CASA SHaW and J. Walker Salon Group Partner to Give Complimentary Haircuts to Foster Youth
- New State Agency Aims to Help Families in Child Welfare Cases
- Blue Cross NC Forms Initiative to Aid Youths Aging Out of Foster Care
- University of Kentucky Social Work Launches Pandemic Relief Call and Assessment Center for Kentucky Foster Youth
- ‘Forgotten Angels’ Helps Young People Aging Out of Foster Care
- New Partnership Helps Kansas City Foster Youth Create Checking Accounts
- Foster Kids Job Training Program to Partner with Local Non-Profit
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March 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Keys to Independence Awards 1,000th Driver’s License to Youth in Foster Care
- “I wanted to give back”: FSU Grad Grew from Foster Care to Business Owner, Mentor
- New Affordable Apartment Complex Will be Home for Students Aging Out of Foster Care
- Visalia’s Dream Center Provides a “One-Stop Shop” for Foster and Homeless Youth
- West Virginia House Passes Bipartisan Foster Care System Bill
- Give BIG Green Bay: Foster the Village Provides Essentials for Children in Foster Care.
- Vanguard Youth Society Helps LGBTQ Houstonians Foster and Adopt Children
- This Support Group Helps Grandparents Who Have Stepped Up to Keep Kids out of Texas Foster Care
- Kitchens for Good Opens Pacific Beach Store Offering ‘Pre-Loved’ Dining and Cookware
- **Bonus Article**Wales is Piloting $2,100-Per-Month Guaranteed Income for Former Foster Youth
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February 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Bucks County Gains a ‘Visit House,’ Enabling Foster Children and Their Parents to Reconnect
- Changing Lives With Coffee – Downtown Stockton Café Offers Employment to Foster Youth
- A Home in Search of a Family: Non-Profits Build House for Licensed Foster Families
- After Years of Dreaming, a Community of Tiny Homes for Vulnerable Youth is Becoming a Reality
- Share the Spirit: Beyond Emancipation Helps Young People Aging Out of Foster Care
- State Funds $1 Million Grant to Aid Foster Youth, Sex-Traffic Victims
- Red Lake Nation Recognized for ‘Decolonized’ Approach to Child and Family Services
- Pasadena Community Foundation Announces $10 Million Gift, Its Largest Ever
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Winter 2022 News From the Field
- How Donors Can Help Young Adults Aging Out of Foster Care During the Next Phase of the COVID Pandemic
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sara Jaffee
- What We’re Reading Now: A Book Review
- Field Center Advisory Board Update
- Landmark Fourth Amendment Ruling – There is no Social Worker Exception to “Probable Cause” Standard to Compel Home Searches
- Student Highlight
- Field Center Recent Publications, Presentations & Grants
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January 2022 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Local Woman is Giving Aged-Out Foster Kids the Chance of a Lifetime
- Health Department Announces New Home Visiting Services For First Time Parents And Infants With Focus On Equity
- Organization Donates $25K to Stepping Stones Tiny Homes
- New CA Law Hopes to Prevent Homelessness Among Foster Youth
- Connecticut Sees 19% Reduction In Children In Foster Care
- NYC Education Dept. to Create First Division Dedicated to Supporting Kids in Foster Care
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December 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Fresno State Receives $1 Million Gift for Renaissance Scholars Program
- Little Elm Foster Care Child Inspires Texas Law Titled “Jace’s Law”
- Nevada Inspires With Three New Programs Supporting Older Youth Aged Out of Foster Care
- Bethany Christian Services and Little Springs Farm Break Ground on Indoor Equine Therapy Facility
- Students Build Tiny Homes for Foster Children Aging Out of the System
- Santa Clara County Foster Youth to Help Design New Facility
- New Project Dedicated to Ensuring Tribes Have Representation in Child Welfare Cases
- Ohio Launches New Tech to Match Families, Foster Children
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November 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- New Delaware Law to Pay All College Costs for Ex-Foster Kids a ‘Game Changer’
- Local Foster Care Service Receives $25,000 Grant
- Harris County Breaks Ground on a Facility for Youth Aging out of the Foster Care System
- How This Oklahoma Ranch is Using Nuclear Families to Upend the Foster Care System
- The Number of Oregon Children in Foster Care Dropped Steeply During the Pandemic. State Official Says it’s Part of a Long-Term Shift
- ‘A Dream House’: New Nonprofit to Help Youth in Foster Care System
- Caring Adults Helped Me Turn My Life Around. Here’s What I Owe the Next Generation of Struggling Students.
- Newport Business Aims to Give a ‘Fair Shake’ to Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System
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Fall 2021 News From the Field
- Campus Support Program Highlight: Fostering Lions
- Child Protection or Family Regulation: Race and Regulation Lecture Series
- Penn Today Elevates Field Center Research
- Everyone Wants the Supreme Court to Review ICWA’s Constitutionality
- Field Center Welcomes New Graduate Students
- Field Center Recent Publications, Presentations & Grants
- The Field Center in the Media
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October 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- New Center to Help Homeless, Foster Children with Job Training to Open in Selbyville
- Healing Foster Kids One Wave at a Time
- Youth Services System in Wheeling receives $750,000 to Serve Homeless Teens and Young Adults
- Treehouse Wins National Award for Supporting Foster Youth
- ‘This Can Be a Game-Changer’: $1.1M Grant for SLCC to Help Underserved Populations
- 100+ Women Help Boost a Foster Family
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September 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Broomfield House for Aged-Out Foster Kids is a Model for Solving Colorado’s Youth Homelessness Crisis
- Regional Collaboration is Helping Youth from Foster Care Attend College
- ‘Changed My Life’: Former Mississippi Foster Teen on Road to Success
- Program Brings Stability to College Student
- Youth Drop-In Center Opens in North Philly
- Pandemic Aid Available for Former Foster Youth in WA
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August 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Housing Complex Opens for Young People Aging Out of Foster Care
- $1,204 A Month for 150 Young Adults: L.A. County Pilot Program Approved
- AR Youth in Foster Care Eligible for Pandemic Relief Payments
- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded More Than $84 Million in Grants in First Half of 2021
- Big Shift in NJ Foster Care — 70% of Kids Placed With ‘Kin’ Within a Month
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July 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Former Leadership Team of U.S. Children’s Bureau Launches Family Integrity & Justice Works at Public Knowledge®
- Lifted by Love: New Home in Houma for Teen Moms is Already Making a Difference
- Former Foster Youth Encourages Self-Expression for Healing
- Santa Monica Resident Helps Foster Youth Experience the Magic of Camp
- DCS Pushes to Disburse $7 Million to Former Foster Care Children After Months-Long Delay
- New York City Boosts Funding for Foster Youth Mentorship Program
- ‘I am Excited’: Milledgeville Nurse Uses Own Money to Start Youth Development Center in Baldwin County
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Summer 2021 News From the Field
- Voter Engagement Symposium Energizes Child Welfare Advocates
- Amplifying the Voices of Youth Experiencing & Aged Out of Foster Care During COVID-19 & Its Impact on Mental Health
- Field Center Young Professionals Council Hosts Successful Virtual Zumba Fundraiser
- Field Center Advisory Board Update
- Reflections on Interdisciplinary Child Welfare Practice From an International Student
- CHOP to Launch Adolescent Protection Collaborative Clinic for Sex Trafficked Youth
- PhD Student Highlight
- Field Center Recent Publications, Presentations & Grants
- The Field Center in the Media
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June 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
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- Local Teen in Foster Care on Her Way to Harvard University
- Helping Young Adults Out of the Foster Care System (Iowa)
- iFoster Phone Program for Foster Youth Critical
- UCLA Receives $1 Million To Support Foster Youth In Bruin Guardian Scholars Program
- C.B. Community Schools Wins Impact100’s Philadelphia Core Mission Grant for Education
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May 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
- HUD Team Nominated for Sammie for Development of Innovative Housing Assistance Program for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
- Anonymous Donation of 400 Computers Will Give Foster Children Access to Technology
- Innovative Program Aims to Find Home for Hard-to-Place Foster Youth during National Foster Care Awareness Month
- Foster Care Caseworker Adopts 19-Year-Old Girl Who Aged Out of System
- It Takes a Multigenerational Village to Raise Foster Kids
- Travelpro® Partners with the She Ready Foundation for Foster Care Awareness Month to Donate Luggage to Youth in Foster Care
- Darryl McDaniels’ Foster Care Charity Celebrates 15 Years: ‘A Kid’s Situation Doesn’t Define Them’
- Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Partners with Nonprofits to Help Former Foster Kids go to College
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April 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
- This Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Nurse and Foster Mom Wins $100,000 to Help Foster Kids Separated from Their Siblings
- Young Adults That Have Been in Foster Care Can Now Get Extra COVID-19 Relief
- Nation’s Largest Evangelical Adoption Agency Will Allow Same-Sex Parents
- 8 States Join Learning Network Supporting Child and Family Well-Being Throughout The Pandemic
- Casey Family Programs Statement on Confirmation of Congresswoman Deb Haaland as the 54th United States Secretary of the Interior
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Launch Innovative Bench Card Resource Center for Judiciary
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Spring 2021 News From the Field
- Interdisciplinary Parent Representation and Improved Outcomes for Children
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Prevention With Purpose
- COVID-19 & Child Welfare One Year Later
- Field Center Advisory Board Update
- Child Welfare, Social Work, and Responding to COVID-19
- 2020 – 2021 Spring Student Introduction
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- The Field Center in the Media
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March 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
- New York’s Homeless, Foster and Jailed Teens Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine
- Parent-Child Care program promotes importance of children’s mental health and positive relationships while teaching behavior management strategies
- ACF Allocations Released for Chafee and Kinship Navigator Funds
- ‘Black Foster Youth Handbook’ Author Nominated for NAACP Image Award
- A Philly High School for Students in the Child Welfare System
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February 2021 The Good Stuff In Child Welfare
- I’m a Former Foster Youth; How a Few Words From My Attorney Changed My Life
- If You’ve Ever Wanted to Be a Foster Parent, ‘Now Is the Time to Get Involved’
- Proposed Bill Would Provide Support To Foster Children In Public Schools
- 2021 Casey Excellence for Children Awards
- Los Angeles County Expands Kinship Care Efforts
- Missouri Lawmakers Eye Incentives To Aid Foster Parents, Adoptions
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December 2020 News From the Field
- Fostering College Success in Pennsylvania Virtual Training Series Reaches Advocates Across the Commonwealth
- Family Regulation Versus Family Support in Federal Child Welfare Legislation
- The Experiences of Older Youth in & Aged Out of Foster Care During COVID-19
- Field Center Advisory Board Update
- Listening & Learning in National Adoption Month
- Field Center Welcomes 2020-2021 Graduate Students
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- The Field Center in the Media
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April 2020 News From the Field
- Foster Youth & COVID19: A Research Study
- Campus Support Programs Continue Supporting Students During COVID19
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