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Deep Dive on Foster Care
Podcast of recent news happening in the foster and adoptive community.
Episodes
11 episodes
Trump's Foster Care Edict: Will it Actually Work?
This episode reviews the presidential executive order aimed at modernizing the American foster care system through technological innovation and expanded support for transitioning youth. It outlines a federal strategy to improve data transparenc...
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Soul Family Framework - An Innovative Approach to Permanency for Older Youth in Foster Care
The SOUL Family framework is an innovative legal permanency option designed for foster youth ages 16 and older. Developed by young advocates with lived experience, this model stands for Support, Opportunity, Unity, and Legal relationships, aimi...
Foster Care Education Outcomes: Challenging the 3% Myth
This episode provides an overview of an Annie E. Casey Foundation article titled "Foster Care Education Outcomes: New Research Challenges the 3% Myth," which re-evaluates the outdated statistic that only three percent of youth from foste...
2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Child Well-Being in the US
This Deep Dive consists of excerpts from The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a comprehensive report analyzing state trends in child well-...
Lessons From the 2023 Foster Youth Summit
The provided document is a report from the Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (FAPAC) detailing their 2023 Foster Youth Summit. It outlines the challenges faced by youth aging out of foster care in Was...
Foster Youth Mental Health Support Recommendations
This source presents a research brief from Child Trends, an organization evaluating the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Foster Youth Initiative. The brief highlights the critical role of an Evaluation Advisory Board, composed of ...
Report on Youth Homelessness in DC
This report from DC Action examines youth homelessness in the District of Columbia, highlighting its complex causes, including systemic racism, poverty, and unaffordable housing. It describes the existing homelessness se...
2024 DC Family Court Annual Report
This Deep Dive reviews the 2024 annual report of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia's Family Court, mandated by the Family Court Act of 2001. It summarizes the court's activities and achievements in 2024, focusing on e...
Lives in the Balance - Fixing America's Child Protection System
This episode covers a report published by the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, which argues that the American child protection system is fai...
Kinship Care as a National Priority
This episode explores kinship care, a child welfare system approach prioritizing placing children with relatives instead of non-relative foster families. Sources highlight the benefits of kinship care, including reduced trauma, improved well-be...
About the Foster Care System and FAPAC
This episode examines the US foster care system, focusing on the experiences and needs of foster, adoptive, and kinship families in Washington, D.C. One text details the work of the Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (FAPAC), a non-prof...
