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A recent study found graduation rates for foster youth in New York City's public schools were much lower than previously known. → Read More
The bar association representing tens of thousands of New York lawyers has taken a first-ever stance against racism in the child welfare system. → Read More
Dozens of elected prosecutors and corrections officials describe youth lockups as “ineffective, inefficient and inhumane.” → Read More
New York lawmakers want to keep very young children out of the criminal justice system, with a proposal to lift to 12 the minimum age for such arrests. → Read More
Police misconduct played a role in 18 of the 25 wrongful convictions. In 21 cases, the wrongful convictions involved prosecutorial misconduct. → Read More
Top advocates and officials gathered virtually to remember Dosha DJay Joi, the Wisconsin foster care reformer taken by Coronavirus last month. → Read More
Shafaath Khan had big plans for the summer of 2020. The New York City 10th-grader was going to study for exams so he could graduate from high school. He’d also been offered a paid gig [...] → Read More
Foster care workers have been deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic. But that hasn't come with gauranteed pay boosts in 24-hour group homes. → Read More
A paper published this week found a high percentage of teens do not feel fully prepared to manage their mental health, therapy upon entering adulthood. → Read More
Attorneys for domestic violence victims say their clients cannot get child support, can’t get divorced, and are struggling to get a hearing → Read More
Tucked into a budget bill signed by the New York governor Friday is new relief for parents accused of child neglect, especially those found innocent → Read More
As youth in New York City’s Dorm Project face eviction over the weekend some advocate to remain in Queens as coronavirus ravages the city → Read More
More than a hundred current and former foster youths were awoken this week to news that they would have to vacate their college dorms in New York City → Read More
One of New York's largest juvenile justice and child welfare agencies faces the first confirmed coronavirus cases in a youth group home. → Read More
New emergency coronavirus plan for New York City family courts may lead to longer juvenile detention or foster care stays, according to newly acquired documents. → Read More
Nonprofits plan for foster home quarantines, seek emergency funds, loosened hiring rules, and other supports for nearly 8,000 youth in foster care. → Read More
The paper for and by youth produced scholars and activists like novelist Edwidge Danticat, and Shawn Dove of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. → Read More
Young people in foster care who receive a housing subsidy won't lose it due to having a roommate, thanks to a new law signed by Governor Cuomo. → Read More
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ended decades of secrecy around adoptions by signing a bill allowing adoptees access to their original birth certificates. → Read More
New York City council wants to gaurantee lawyers for parents accused of child abuse and neglect much earlier during investigations. → Read More