The Look of Love

Belonging Matters!

The Look of Love Niya ParksComment

#ICYMI - Child Welfare Information Gateway in collaboration with AdoptUSKids, has created an excellent resource for child welfare and adoption professionals to help children in foster care explore all permanency options. From guardianship and adoption to relational permanency and kinship care, every foster child deserves a chance to belong and be loved!

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/-Belonging #NationalAdoptionMonth

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Pandemic Protections for Foster Youth!

The Look of Love Niya ParksComment

"Former foster youth don’t have bedrooms waiting for them at their parents’ homes when they are in a pinch, or lengthy education and job histories to rely upon. They are often, quite literally, alone in the world as they emerge from being raised by a government system." SB 912, authored by Senator Jim Beall of California seeks to provide pandemic protections and prevent foster youth from aging out during this unprecedented crisis.

Thank you Senator Jim Beall Jr. for fighting for this important legislation!

For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/SB912-2020

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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

The Look of Love Niya ParksComment

#DYK The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act "authorizes the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program and is the primary piece of federal legislation related to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness."

For more information on this very important topic and how social workers and educators can ensure the educational rights of homeless children and youth, please see: http://bit.ly/ehcy1987

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