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Phoenix, Ariz. – Today the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Missouri Governor Michael Parson signs critical bill to find children in foster care who go missing and ensure relatives are notified when a child enters the state’s care.
Congratulations to our CEO, Darcy Olsen, for being named the Arizona Capitol Times 2023 Best of the Capitol Non-Profit Leader!
HB 2559 put a stop to the AZ Department of Child Safety’s practice of taking foster children’s federal social security, disability, or veteran survivor benefits.
House Bill 2381 requires the court to appoint an attorney for children in the foster care system.
State lawmakers promised transparency and accountability when they created the Department of Child Safety, or DCS. But has it lived up to those promises?
SB 1205 will ensure compliance with federal law and will improve educational outcomes for over 11,000 children in foster care.
46% of Arizona children who died from abuse were known to DCS. SB 1252 would have established an independent unit to investigate and prevent child abuse deaths.
SB 1186 will enhance the rights of children in foster care, foster parents, kinship placements, and biological parents by making those rights enforceable.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2024 extending basic rights to over 6,000 abused and neglected children living in foster care.
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