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A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Diplomacy section at the U.S. Embassy Zimbabwe announces an open competition for public and private Zimbabwean higher education institutions to submit applications to carry out a program (or programs) to strengthen ties between the United States and Zimbabwe’s academic libraries in supporting faculty educational, learning ...
This article discusses the benefits of kinship care on young people’s mental and behavioral health, when compared to foster care system involvement. It discusses the role that child welfare agencies can play in strengthening kinship caregivers’ understanding of the resources and practices available to support them. Learn more.  ...
This webpage shares stories directly from youth and adoptive families about the importance of youth having their voices heard and the impact that building a relationship based on mutual trust can have on a young person’s life. Child welfare professionals should use these stories as they discuss permanency planning with ...
This letter provides information about federal resources to support children, youth, and families who have experienced the loss of a parent or caregiver.
There are four components to the Second Chances program: programming for incarcerated parents, programming for custodial parents, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the children of incarcerated parents, and contact visitation. Program staff also conduct brief follow-up phone interviews to gather informal data on their graduates’ progress after they have been ...
Program Description To achieve the reunification of families and reduced recidivism among previously incarcerated parents, Second Chances provides a host of parenting and therapy supports for incarcerated parents, custodial parents, and children throughout the period of incarceration. It is a multi-pronged program that consists of parenting classes with a letter writing ...
This article discusses the benefits of kinship care on young people’s mental and behavioral health, when compared to foster care system involvement. It discusses the role that child welfare agencies can play in strengthening kinship caregivers’ understanding of the resources and practices available to support them. Learn more.  ...
This article discusses what practitioners and agency staff can do to support young people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness upon their transition out of foster care at age 18. Examples include:   build authentic relationships with young people  engage in realistic transition planning for the “gap” (the period of ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced grant awards totaling more than $340 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis amid a continued escalation of overdose deaths among young people and adults. Funding has been awarded under the 14 distinct grant programs. Learn more. 
This report shares findings from two studies which concluded that impacts of bias victimization, including hate crimes, harassment, threats, and other types of victimization, are wide-ranging across Latino populations. The studies suggest that anti-immigrant sentiment is a substantial driver of Latino victimization and has increased in recent years. Key research ...
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