Headlines: The Shutdown, New Foster Care Numbers, and More

05/10/2025 37 min Episodio 216
Headlines: The Shutdown, New Foster Care Numbers, and More

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On this week’s Headlines edition of Imprint Weekly Podcast, we discuss the implications of the government shutdown, the newest federal data on foster care, and promising research on home visiting programs. We also talk about recent headlines about the rollback of youth justice laws in D.C., chronic absenteeism in Georgia, and a college president looking to make his campus more supportive of foster youth. Thanks to Sellers Dorsey for sponsoring this episode of the podcast!Reading RoomTrump, Kids and Families: Register for Freehttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jEyQQz_3R4Giv3J_LkZS5w#/registrationWhat the Federal Shutdown Means for States and Localitieshttps://www.governing.com/politics/what-the-federal-shutdown-means-for-states-and-localities2025 Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Grants Announced, But Shutdown Loomshttps://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/justice-child-welfare-grants-announced-shutdown-looms/267390Federal Report: The Number of Youth in Foster Care Declines Again in 2024https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/number-youth-foster-care-declines-again-2024/267429AFCARS Datahttps://acf.gov/cb/research-data-technology/statistics-research/afcarsThe Long-Term Effects of Home Visiting on Mothers, Families, and Childrenhttps://acf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/opre-beyond-early-years-aug25.pdfWith Youth Crime at Historic Lows, Trump Administration Attempts to Gut DC Juvenile Justice Reformshttp://bit.ly/4mVw71pnSpecial Series: A Second Lookhttps://imprintnews.org/special-series/a-second-lookMichigan Kids Left Behind in Indigent Defense System: ‘It’s Absolutely Critical’http://bit.ly/4qaTTcCDetained for Skipping Schoolworkhttps://imprintnews.org/podcast/detained-for-skipping-schoolworkGeorgia Students Will No Longer Be Expelled for Missing Class This Year.https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/georgia-law-ends-expulsion-for-absences/265696New Mexico Will be the First State to Make Child Care Freehttps://imprintnews.org/early-childhood/new-mexico-will-be-the-first-state-to-make-child-care-free/265522State Cuts in Washington Scale Back Once-Ambitious Preschool Options for Low-Income Familieshttps://imprintnews.org/top-stories/state-cuts-in-washington-scale-back-once-ambitious-preschool-options-for-low-income-families/265616Luke Wood, Former Foster Child-turned University President, Has Made His Sac State Campus a Welcome Placehttps://bit.ly/4nFeNyT

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