Supporting Foster Youth on College Campuses
On this week’s podcast, we highlight a law to dismantle and rebuild child protection in Iowa, closure of juvenile prisons in New York and a former foster youth gets a key spot in the Biden administration.
BONUS: This episode features music from the Unsung program, which helps youth in juvenile settings learn to perform, record and produce songs.
Guest Interview Details
Christopher Scott and Lino Peña-Martinez of Connecticut’s Sun Scholars program join us to talk about their model of a central program that supports current and former foster youth on college campuses around the state.
Reading Room
A Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/bipartisan-bill-bolster-child-abuse-prevention-treatment-act/51353
Bill Would Create One Million New Apprenticeships
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/bill-create-one-million-new-apprenticeships/51379
New York Governor Aims to Shut Down Nearly Empty Youth Prisons
https://imprintnews.org/justice/new-york-governor-aims-to-shut-down-nearly-empty-youth-prisons/51327
Amid Abuse Reports, Sequel-run Facility That Treated California Children Will Close
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/amid-abuse-reports-sequel-run-facility-that-treated-california-children-will-close/51391
Youth Returning to California from Out-of-State Programs
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/continuum-of-care-reform/returning-youth-from-out-of-state-programs
Biden Appoints Child Welfare Policy Expert, and Former Foster Youth, to Budget Office
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/sherry-lachman-founder-foster-america-biden-budget-office/51279
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