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Kentucky

“On the Road” with The Storyboard Project: La’Taja

12/20/2022

“On the Road” with The Storyboard Project: La’Taja

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

Being Empowered by Your Story

10/7/2022

Being Empowered by Your Story

I saw my siblings and other youth in care continuing to struggle. I wanted to help them, writes Keisha Lyon.

Kentucky Legislators Unanimously Pass Child Welfare Bill

3/30/2022

Kentucky Legislators Unanimously Pass Child Welfare Bill

Nearly two months after a Kentucky judge held the state in contempt of court for the “dismal shape” of its child welfare agency, state legislators unanimously passed a bill to help address these poor conditions.

Bill Would Help States Track Down Missing Foster Children

2/18/2022

Stimulus Aid for Former Foster Youth Isn’t Reaching Most Eligible Kentuckians

A federal stimulus package that was meant to provide aid to current and former foster youth is not reaching many Kentuckians who may need it.

Kentucky Legislators Unanimously Pass Child Welfare Bill

2/15/2022

Kentucky Senate Advances Child Welfare Overhaul Bill

A child welfare overhaul bill that recently sped through the Kentucky Senate would, in part, explicitly distinguish poverty from neglect.

Out of State, Out of Mind

12/28/2021

Top Stories of 2021: Hidden Foster Care

Throughout 2021, The Imprint continued reporting on how the shadow system of hidden foster care impacts parents, relatives and children.

    Youth Services Insider
    Kentucky Social Workers Get 10% Pay Hike Amid Job Exodus

    12/21/2021

    Kentucky Social Workers Get 10% Pay Hike Amid Job Exodus

    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced earlier this month that thousands of the state's essential social workers would receive a 10% pay bump

    Youth Services Insider

    3/31/2021

    Kentucky’s Juvenile Justice Commissioner Fired

    The head of Kentucky’s Juvenile Justice Department was fired last week after a months long personnel investigation into allegations that she had harassed, bullied and intimidated employees, leaving at least one in tears.

    Youth Services Insider

    3/28/2021

    Kentucky Halts Automatic Transfers on Juvenile Gun Felony Charges

    Kentucky is backing off a law it passed in the tough-on-crime 1990s under which minors age 14 or older were automatically tried on felony charges as adults if a firearm was involved in the incident.