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Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’

At Braid we are very aware of the trauma children experience when they are placed in foster care even for a short amount of time. The New York Times explores some of the devastating effects...
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After 20 Years, Young Man Leaves Foster Care On His Own Terms

When Noel Anaya was just a year old, he and his five brothers and sisters were placed in the California foster care system. He has spent nearly all of his life in that system and...
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The Me I Once Was

Jojo spent ten years in California’s foster care system, eventually aging out. Defying the odds, she went on to attend college and become an advocate for other children who, like herself, find themselves in a...
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Group homes for foster children on way out in California

A California state law phasing out long-term group home residences for foster youth went into effect on January 1. This article looks at how one county is trying to comply with the law and how...
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Twelve Child Welfare Reform Ideas from Former Foster Youth

These are the recommendations of 12 young people who participated this summer in the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a program operated by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Each participant interns for a member of...
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Homeless, foster kids face enormous hurdles in trying to get to college

Less than 2% of foster youth graduate from college. A new government study reveals the many obstacles these youth face in their educational journey.
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To Help Kids Thrive, Coach Their Parents

"The Jamaica experiment helps make the case that if we want to improve children’s opportunities for success, one of the most powerful potential levers for change is not the children themselves, but rather the attitudes,...
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Fact Sheet: Senate Bill 1060

A quick look at the California Senate bill promoting stronger post-adoption sibling connections.
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Broken foster care system may be contributing to homelessness crisis

"A breakdown in family, as well as challenges that plague the system responsible for youth who cannot be safely cared for by family, is another contributing factor to homelessness we must not overlook."
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For Mamma

"People think orphans are kids whose parents have died, but 80 percent of orphans in the world have at least one parent who is alive somewhere. There are millions of kids just like me all...
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