Category: Mother’s Day
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What is the racial composition of foster kids compared to population in the US?
in Administration for Children and Families, Child Poverty, Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children’s Bureau, Foster Care, Foster Care Agencies, Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), Foster Parent Recruiting, Kinship care, May is Foster Care Month, Mother’s Day, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThe highlighted categories in the table above are racial demographics overrepresented in the foster kid population. This signals that there needs to be a change in how foster care is managed. Fortunately, the Social Work community and all US States (that we have spoken to) generally agree on solution steps like reducing child poverty, emphasizing…
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Who says “I love you ” on Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May coincides with the National Foster Care Month. This year it is on Sunday May 8, 2022. So it’s timely to think of ways how everyone can celebrate Mother’s Day in the Foster Care ecosystem by saying “I love you.” But first some background.