On this week’s podcast we discuss trends in the use of the Family First Act, the pursuit of more federal child welfare data, and a state seeks to lower the age of juvenile justice. Terri Sorensen, longtime CEO of Friends of the Children, joins to talk about professional mentoring of youth, how her organization’s approach has developed over the years, and the insane run of major gifts that Friends has seen of late.Reading RoomDear Colleague Letter on Family First Acthttps://bit.ly/3TrW8ImFederal Register Notice, AFCARS Datahttps://bit.ly/3TAdMK7Bill Would Lower Tennessee’s Age of Criminal Responsibility To 17http://bit.ly/3LBs1fUFriends of the Children Awarded $33 Million Grant to Bolster Mentoring Programhttps://bit.ly/3R0lgVHMichael Jordan Helps Get a Big Win for Mentoring Program that Works with At-Risk Youthhttp://bit.ly/3yS9S5GDonors Bet Big on Paid Mentoring. Does It Work?http://bit.ly/3n60clBNational Youth Mentoring Model Faces Rigorous Final Testhttp://bit.ly/3mSMxOzPaid Mentors, Big Plans: Terri Sorensen on Friends of the Children’s Growth Strategyhttp://bit.ly/3FBW8A1

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