1) Permanency Tip of the Week: The Goal of Finding Joy – In Our Permanency Efforts; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Kaleb Lee’s Adoption Story: As Seen on ‘The Voice’; 3) National Foster Care Month – Resources for Tribes; 4) We Have to Stop Losing Half of Foster Parents in the First Year; 5) How Prevention Services Could Help Youth Avoid the Foster Care System; 6) Fighting for Survival: Santa Barbara County Closing Ranks on Human Trafficking; 7) Being an Emotional Tutor for a Child in Foster Care
Education
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Permanency Centered Goals – Transitional Planning; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Today, A Wonderful Young Man is Officially Adopted by the “Wright” Family!; 3) Youth in Foster Care Need Family, Not Just Skills for Independence; 4) Mother’s Day & Adoption: Celebrating All Moms This Mother’s Day; 5) Resources and Support for Runaway, Homeless, and Transitioning LGBTQ Youth; 6) Inputs and Outcomes: PREP Programs Serving Youth in Foster Care
Permanency in the News – Week of 5/7/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Permanency Centered Goals – Education; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Bubba and Angie Watson Share Their Difficult Journey to Adoption; 3) May is National Foster Care Month; 4) How Compassion Can Triumph Over Toxic Childhood Trauma; 5) Trauma Therapy for Kids Should Be Fun & Play – The Magic Rainbow Hug; 6) Finding Foster Children a Family When They Turn 21; 7) UMPS CARE Charities – All-Star Scholarship
Permanency in the News – Week of 4/30/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Permanency Centered Goals – Juvenile Justice/Probation ; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: FOREVER FAMILY: The Cantus go from fostering to adoption, with a whole family; 3) How Life Outside of School Affects Student Performance in School; 4) Defining Moments: How the Foster Care System Can Be a Stepping Stone; 5) When is Stress Good for You?; 6) How Can CASAs Benefit from Understanding & Using the CEBC?; 7) Foster Care Institute Tips for April 2018.
Permanency in the News – Week of 4/16/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Permanency Centered Goals – Child Welfare; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Because We Could—and Because We Should; 3) Let’s Make Every Month Prevention Month; 4) The Path Out of Foster Care Crisis Runs Through Family; 5) Supporting Families After They Adopt; 6) Why Adverse Childhood Experiences Matter for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System; 7) Youth Leaving Foster Care Need Help Accessing Education, Employment Opportunities