Extended Foster Care

Bad timing and a stint in juvenile detention prevented Matthew and Terrick from accessing resources offered to their youngest brother, Joseph.

Congressional intern Christian Sotomayor wants to expand eligibility for certain foster youth to transition under the Chafee program.

Congressional intern Jessica Herrera Twitchell proposes that Congress amend two federal programs for older youth in foster care.

Food stamp requirements will tighten Friday, but lawmakers made exceptions for former foster youth aged 18 to 24 — if states can find them.

Any further delays in implementing FYI, a youth-built HHS platform for economic success, are unforgivable folly. 

State lawmakers hope to upgrade a decades-old program designed to prepare young people raised in government custody for independence. 

A CPS whistleblower says Texas foster youth with cognitive and mental health challenges are being cast out of the system when they turn 18.

In order to reduce youth homelessness, we must structure child welfare systems to provide holistic support, writes Nadia Goforth.

Child welfare leaders need to actively engage with those involved to help foster youth better transition to adulthood.