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Meet The Manager: 30 Days To Family
When Maria Roehrkasse began applying for graduate fellowships, she could only access the online applications through a shaky internet connection. She was completing a two-year Peace Corps assignment in Panama. In summer 2015, with just a few photos of her future apartment and an adventurous spirit, the California native and University of Portland graduate made…
3 Reasons to Be Inspired About Foster Care
At Kinnect, we don’t believe in reinventing the wheel. From the beginning, we have been motivated and inspired by other program leaders across the country who are using innovative strategies to transform America’s foster care system. Each time we think to ourselves, “Yes! They know what they’re doing!” it’s followed by, “We need to bring…
Taking A Stand: Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Expression
Published in collaboration with Family Builders Network| Authors, Michelle Chalmers & Jill Jacobs The Issue Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children and gender non-conforming children are disproportionately represented in foster care. The ability of children to safely develop and express their sexual orientation and gender identity expression (SOGIE) has a significant impact on their safety,…
Permanent, Chosen Family: Lamar’s Story
Lamar Graham chose to age out of the foster care system even though he had a supportive foster family willing to adopt him. It was a decision the Franklin County teenager made out of loyalty to his birth family. “I thought adoption was a sell out and that I would lose ties to my biological…
Where Do We Stand? Race & Culture
Published in collaboration with Family Builders Network Authors | Addie Ellis, Jill Jacobs and Kim Stevens The Issue Children identified as belonging to certain racial and ethnic groups including, Native American/American Indian/First Nation/Aboriginal, African American/Black, Latino/Hispanic, and New Americans/Immigrants are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system.[1] The disproportionality that occurs is linked to a…
DCFS And Community Partners Selected For Initiative To Help LGTQ Youth In Foster Care
CLEVELAND – The Division of Children and Family Services along with key community partners have been selected for a grant from The National Quality Improvement Center to develop programs and best practices that improve the lives of LGBTQ youth in foster care. Children and youth with diverse sexual orientations, gender identifies and expressions have been…
Crime Victims Grant Awarded to Waiting Child Fund
Children affected by the opioid crisis have a better chance at living with trusted kinship caregivers thanks to a $1 million grant awarded to Cleveland’s Waiting Child Fund. “This is a tragedy and certainly is an emergency,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine of the state’s need for foster care services. The Victims of Crime…
Eight Ohio Counties Chosen for Innovative Foster Care Pilot Program
Families, children and child protection staff in eight Ohio counties can look forward to additional support and resources in 2018 thanks to the innovative 30 Days to Family ® Ohio program, expected to launch early next year. In August, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced $1 million in funding for foster care family recruitment and…
Carrie Decker Brings A Foster Mother’s Perspective To Waiting Child Fund Board
Three of Carrie Decker’s five kids, who joined the family through adoption in 2014, need an extended network of support. This includes a team of doctors and therapists helping the siblings cope with the emotional and behavioral aftermath of five years in foster care. “I know firsthand what kind of trauma being removed from your…
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