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Arizona

Youth Services Insider

1/9/2023

Former Caseworker Tapped to Take Over Arizona’s Child Welfare Agency

A former Arizona child welfare caseworker has been selected as the next director of the state’s Department of Child Safety. 

“On the Road” with The Storyboard Project: Addison

12/22/2022

“On the Road” with The Storyboard Project: Addison

Mira Zimet traveled the country interviewing youth who have experienced foster care for the third season of The Storyboard Project.

I Had Help Finding my Voice. Others Deserve the Same.

10/20/2022

I Had Help Finding my Voice. Others Deserve the Same.

My experience in kinship care was far different from other youth who were living with foster parents or in group homes, writes Sierra Planck.

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9/7/2022

Arizona Tribe Cements Relationship with State On Indian Child Welfare Custody Cases

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe recently codified an agreement with the state of Arizona to preserve protections of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which could be overturned this fall.

Humanitarian Support in Ukraine Should Prioritize Children Without Stability

3/16/2022

Humanitarian Support in Ukraine Should Prioritize Children Without Stability

We must recognize the humanitarian cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly for the children most in need, writes Ryan Young.

Youth Services Insider
January Contreras Nominated for Top ACF Position

1/4/2022

January Contreras Nominated for Top ACF Position

President Joe Biden has nominated former Obama official January Contreras to lead the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the division of the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees child welfare policy. 

    Kinship Caregivers Getting Cash Support in Arizona

    10/26/2021

    Kinship Caregivers Getting Cash Support in Arizona

    Grandparents and other kin who stepped up to help their loved ones' children are getting one-time pandemic relief funds in Arizona.

    4/15/2021

    Kids in Foster Care to Have Own Attorneys Under New Arizona Law

    Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
    Arizona on Wednesday became the latest state to require that children involved in abuse or neglect cases be appointed an attorney to represent their best interest.

    12/31/2020

    Falling Isn’t Failing: Skateboarding Program Teaches Arizona Kids How to Thrive

    Joe Dunnigan, founder of +swappow PLUS Foundation, helps a youth learn to skate. Photo courtesy of Michael Shapiro.
    “I’ve never seen so many foster kids in one place smiling. What are you doing?”