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Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre gathered community expertise in Smithers, B.C. over the winter to help ensure encampment residents stayed warm, dry and fed.
May is National Foster Care Month which is a time to acknowledge families and professionals who help children and youth in foster care find a permanent home.
Iowa's child welfare system is feeling the weight of the pandemic, with some counties in urgent need of foster-care families. At the same time, those involved with referrals say the state remains focused on reducing the cycle of trauma for the children. Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) said regions surrounding cities such as Council Bluffs and Sioux City have the biggest gaps in foster-care placement. ...
With the holidays here, foster families in the area are encouraged to maintain close connections with older teens no longer receiving foster care. A h
BOISE, Idaho - The holidays can be a hard time for foster care youth, especially young people who have recently aged out of the system. Ivy Smith, who is chair of the Idaho Foster Youth Advisory Board, was herself part of the foster care system. "It's a very emotionally taxing time of year," said Smith, "especially when you've just aged out of the foster care system. " ...