Children's Services
USDA Extends Free School Meal Program for Children
The U.S. Department of Agriculture loosened requirements for children receiving free meals through their schools at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and announced Monday it would keep those flexibilities in place through the end of the year.
USDA Extends Free School Meal Program for Children
The U.S. Department of Agriculture loosened requirements for children receiving free meals through their schools at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and announced Monday it would keep those flexibilities in place through the end of the year.
Children's Services
Word Count Program Helps Expand Early Childhood Language Exposure
The Providence Talks program expanded to five cities, where educators are working with parents to increase the number of words per day that their children hear.
Will Child Care Be There When States Reopen?
Closures may make it harder for parents to return to work.
COVID-19 Put Her Husband in the ICU. She Had to Be Hospitalized Next. The State Demanded to Know: Who Would Care for Their Children?
When Laura Whalen went to a hospital with COVID-19, she brought her kids. Her husband was already in an ICU, and she couldn’t risk them exposing their grandma. But the state told her to find someone to take them or it would.
Thousands of Foster Children Were Sent Out of State to Mental Health Facilities Where Some Faced Abuse and Neglect
State officials are supposed to send foster children to out-of-state facilities only as a last resort, but in Illinois alone, it has happened dozens of times. In many cases, officials failed to adequately monitor their treatment and well-being.
Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over Same-Sex Foster Parents
Catholic Social Services is fighting Philadelphia’s decision to stop working with the foster agency because it will not place children with same-sex couples.
Facing a Foster Care Crisis, One State Seeks to Increase Payments to Foster Parents
A proposal in the West Virginia Legislature would increase monthly payments to foster parents, pay child-placing agencies for finalized adoptions and create a foster parent's bill of rights.
Behind on Child Support? In Some States that Means No Fishing or Hunting
A proposal in Utah would prevent certain people from obtaining hunting or fishing permits if they're behind on child support. Similar policies have been adopted by other states.
Foster Care Adoptions Reach Record High
The most recent data shows an increase of nearly 25% from fiscal 2014 to 2018.
Federal Spending on Kids Falls, as More Dollars Flow Toward Older Adults and Debt
The findings are included in the latest edition of an annual report. “In a sense in our budget, we’re treating kids worse and worse,” said one of its authors.
Foster Care Crisis Opens Door to Second-Chance Parents
Severing parental rights is the nuclear option of child protective services.
Wraparound Support is Key to Keeping Families Out of the Child Welfare System, Report Says
The analysis of a grant program that paired supportive services with permanent housing finds that these interventions decrease interactions with the child welfare system.
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