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A few months ago, I was invited to write a chapter for a reference book on American foster care. I’m thrilled to share this sneak peek with you in advance of publication.

Darcy Olsen wins an Adoption Excellence Award for “extraordinary personal and professional contributions” helping children in foster care.

Gen Justice has hired attorney Tim Keller to direct and expand its national work protecting the constitutional interests of abandoned and abused children.

Darcy Olsen announced as a member of the Arizona Capitol Times class of 2020 Women Achievers of Arizona for her work leading Gen Justice during the pandemic.

By: Rebecca Masterson

Currently, the laws in the majority of states favor blood ties in every situation without regard for the individual circumstances of the child.

Strengthen children’s constitutional right to legal counsel throughout their abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings.

Petitioners seek the balance between the right to free religious exercise and the interest in freedom from discrimination.

By: Charlotte Hilton Andersen

While adopting an older child may pose some unique challenges, it also offers some very special blessings, as these families can attest.

By: Rebecca Masterson

In April of this year, police in Wichita, Kansas responded to a domestic disturbance call at the mobile home where two-year-old Zaiden Javonovich lived. Brandi and Patrick, Zaiden’s parents, were not strangers to the police. In fact, during the prior few months, law enforcement received twenty-two 911 calls about this couple.

By: Rebecca Masterson

Parental consent is required before a student can be evaluated for special education. Children in foster care suffer due to the inability to reach their parents.

Georgia's bill put some limits on kinship preference, a principle allowing blood relatives to take kids out of stable homes.

By: Rebecca Masterson

I met Isaac when he was moving into a new group home for teens in foster care. He was 16, and this house was his 42nd placement.