Foster Care Information 

NCCPR Issue Paper #1: Foster Care vs. Family Preservation: The Track Record for Safety and Well-being

The Government Spends 10 Times More on Foster Care and Adoption Than Reuniting Families

Child Maltreatment in Foster Care: A Study of Retrospective Reporting

States send kids to foster care and their parents the bill — often one too big to pay

Foster children deprived of benefits: How a loophole affects the most vulnerable

Foster Children Fight to Stop States From Taking Federal Benefits

Foster Care Agencies take Thousands of Dollars Owed

Were You Ever in Foster Care? Here’s How to Find Out if the Government Took Your Money

Preserving Federal Benefits of Foster Youth

Children in Foster Care and Social Security
Administration Benefits

Foster Care Stipend by State 2024

Help for Foster Youth

 

FosterPower is a movement to improve the lives and futures of youth in foster care by creating access to information on their benefits, protections, and legal rights. FosterPower is a program created and managed by Bay Area Legal Services.

This is a wonderful resource for foster youth in the state of Florida-It can also help foster youth in other states to inquire as to what benefits and programs are offered in their home state. I truly hope this becomes a nationwide resource for foster youth. 

Foster Power

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