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February 13, 2017
Access to Healthcare for Foster Youth: Why Medicaid to 26 Matters
posted by Juvenile Law Center
Medicaid to 26 is a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which has allowed foster youth to stay insured after they leave care. It provides parity with other young people who have the option of staying on their parents’ plans until they are 26. This significant policy win has ensured that young people in vulnerable positions who need basic insurance and may experience health issues and/or disabilities have access to care.
Tags:Access to Healthcare|Child Welfare and Foster Care
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January 12, 2017
Setting the Stage for Success in 2017: 2016 Year-End Highlights
posted by Executive Director, Susan V. Mangold; Deputy Director and Chief Counsel, Marsha Levick
Happy New Year! While we are preparing to confront new challenges in 2017, we ended 2016 with some important wins in some of our key issue areas: reducing transfer to adult court, ending juvenile life-without-parole and other extreme sentencing, and improving educational access and success for foster youth and justice system-involved youth.
Tags:Access to Education|Cost of Justice|Child Welfare and Foster Care|Juvenile and Criminal Justice|Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)|Reducing Transfers to the Adult System
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November 22, 2016
Everyone Deserves a Family: Adoption and Young Adults
posted by Juvenile Law Center
We asked older youth and young adults about their thoughts on finding family and on adoption. Below are the insights of Jason, 24 (pictured above with his parents), who is currently in law school and an advocate for youth in foster care. He was adopted at age 23 and speaks compellingly of the importance of family and the joy he has experienced from being part of a family.
The right to family is fundamental to our emotional well-being and is among our most important legal rights. Families give us strength, identity, and belonging. People define family differently; not every “family” is formalized in the law. Still, adoption provides a child both relational and legal permanency. November is Adoption Month and celebrates the importance of family to us all, especially for older youth in foster care.
Tags:Child Welfare and Foster Care|Normalcy for Foster Youth|Permanency (Foster Care)|Transitions to Adulthood (Foster Care)
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November 14, 2016
We Will Redouble Our Efforts for Youth in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems
posted by Executive Director, Susan V. Mangold; Deputy Director and Chief Counsel, Marsha Levick
The results of last week’s Presidential election have caused fear, anxiety and uncertainty in our communities and especially among the youth we serve. We pledge to you that we will redouble our efforts to fight for justice on behalf of all children involved in our child welfare and justice systems.
To the youth we serve, we hear your fears and frustration. We will continue to work tirelessly to amplify your voices to reform the systems meant to serve you.
Tags:Child Welfare and Foster Care|Juvenile and Criminal Justice|News and Announcements
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October 25, 2016
Youth Fostering Change advocates attend 2016 Foster Youth in Action Conference in D.C.
posted by Juvenile Law Center
Youth Fostering Chance advocates Shanice, Marcia Hopkins (youth advocate program manager), Brittany, and Russell at the 2016 Foster Youth in Action Conference.
Tags:Youth Fostering Change|Child Welfare and Foster Care|Youth Engagement Programs
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