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Fall 2004 — Study examines barriers to adoption. First Jobs supports youth in business.

Summer 2004 – National Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrates culture. Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care offers recommendations on reform. Alan Kazdin of the Yale Child Study Center discusses new initiatives.

Spring 2004 – Blue ribbon campaign celebrates National Foster Care Month. KIDS COUNT highlights transitioning youth. National award honors Casey youth. Journalist Martha Shirk discusses youth who age out of foster care.

Winter 2004 – National Professional Social Work Month celebrated. Connecticut study leads to probate court changes. Celebrities launch campaign to improve foster care. Bill O’Hare of the Casey Foundation previews upcoming KIDS COUNT report.