News Releases
May is National Foster Care Month: Youth in Foster Care Need Public Support in Recessionary Times
May 01, 2009Today there are nearly 500,000 children and youth in America's foster care system. As the economy has worsened, reports of abuse and neglect have increased in some areas of the country and are expected to rise. Of the 26,000 young people who age out of foster care each year, many end up facing life's challenges alone without the support and education they need to compete in the workplace.
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Casey Joins with UMass Lowell for National Foster Care Month Event
May 01, 2009Casey Family Services is joining with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell to celebrate National Foster Care Month from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 7.
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Child Welfare Professionals Examine Impact of Federal Legislation on Vermont
April 27, 2009National child welfare experts will join with state officials, advocates, and practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the landmark Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 and how it can be implemented effectively in Vermont.
Tags: permanence, foster care, fostering connections to success act, vermont, subsidized guardianship, relative caregivers
Casey Family Services Staffer Adding Voice of Foster and Adoptive Parents to Blog for Maine Moms
April 13, 2009Rana O'Connor, a foster and adoptive parent recruiter for Casey Family Services, is celebrating her first anniversary as a featured blogger on Raising Maine, an online resource for moms produced by MaineToday.com. Through her regular posts, she shares her experience of helping connect children from foster care to lifelong families.
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2009 Diversity Journey Conference Starts April 30 in Manchester, New Hampshire
April 06, 2009Casey Family Services is presenting its sixth annual Diversity Journey Conference on April 30, 2009, at the Radisson Hotel, Manchester, New Hampshire. The event, with its "A Lifelong Trip" theme, challenges and inspires participants in their daily lives and in their professional endeavors with regards to diversity and cultural competence.
Tags: new hampshire, diversity