New Resource Center to Help States Implement Changes in Fostercare Systems

This new resource center will be of great interest to programs serving youth in foster care, state leaders and youth advocates. It has been created to help spur states toward implementation of the year-old, landmark, "Fostering Connections Act."

http://www.fosteringconnections.org/

While some progress has been made toward full implementation of the law, many states have reported difficulty in fulfilling certain aspects of it, so on the first anniversary of passage of the act, a coalition announced the creation of the Fostering Connections Resource Center, a nonpartisan clearinghouse that will work to provide timely data and customized tools created by experts in order to serve state and local decision makers as they move forward with implementation of the law. The coalition is comprised of nine organizations working to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families: the Annie E. Casey, Eckerd Family, Sierra Health, Stuart, and Walter S. Johnson foundations; Casey Family Programs; the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption; the Duke Endowment; and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative.