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Foster Care Reform (17 found)
Note: These stories are from Represent and its sister publication, YCteen, which is written by New York City public high school students.
Moving to different foster homes has disrupted Akeema’s education, but she still manages to graduate. (full text)
Alene describes the chaos of the waiting room at family court. Parents and children argue, and the waits are endless. (full text)
California’s dependency courts are usually closed to the public. But a bill introduced earlier this year in the California Assembly would allow the public to attend most court cases. (full text)
MaryLee Allen of the Children's Defense Fund explains the concept of "cradle to prison"—how foster children are pushed by systems toward jail—and how to change that trajectory. (full text)
For too many students, special ed becomes a trap. A lawyer describes how to make it work for you.
Dion explains how visits could be improved to help families stay connected while kids are in foster care.
How adults can prevent abuse in foster care, and how teens can protect themselves.
Teens give specific advice on how adults can improve the process of moving kids from group homes to foster homes.
Hattie is waiting to be transferred from a group home to a foster home. Judging by the foster parents she’s met, it may be a long wait.
Kareem wished he had been placed in foster care closer to his home. That way, he might have maintained a better relationship with his siblings.
Based on her experience, Arelis argues that there are too many bad foster homes in the system.
Youniqiue makes recommendations on how to prevent kids from falling through the cracks.
James, 20, identifies with Elisa Izquierdo, a child known to the foster care system who was killed by her mother. James was severely abused by his foster mother for years, yet no one heard his cries for help. He gives advice on how to prevent abuse from going undetected.
Staff in the author’s group home are not preparing teens to be independent.
Rick left foster care at age 21 with "no money, no prospects, no future." He thinks his independent living program could be been much more rigorous, but he also realizes that he was responsible for his dilemma.
Represent reporters ask the head of NYC's Administration for Children's Services what he will do to help teens in care. (full text)
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