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Episode Synopsis
On this week’s podcast we discuss the final numbers on the enhanced child tax credit that ran from July to December; host home respite care comes to New York after a two-year standoff; and an audit suggests what might really be behind Montana’s very high use of foster care.Amy Dworsky of Chapin Hall and Judy Havlicek of the University of Illinois join to discuss some dismal new findings about community college completion among youth who aged out of foster care. And, current community college student Matt Schaad talks about his own path towards a degree.Sixth Child Tax Credit Payment Kept 3.7 Million Children Out of Poverty in Decemberhttps://bit.ly/3tRWcX6New York Allows Overnight Respite Care For Children, Despite “Shadow Foster Care” Concernshttps://bit.ly/3qry8Z2Faith-Based Movement to ‘Host’ Children of Struggling Families Hits Opposition in New Yorkhttps://bit.ly/33As1FaReport Finds Problems with Foster Child Program, Including Missing Protection and Safety Planshttps://bit.ly/3fQc30fKids in Care: Analysis of Population Trends and Management Processes in Montana’s Foster Care Systemhttps://bit.ly/33LKSkFChapin Hall Study Finds Lack of Support for Foster Youth in Community Collegehttps://bit.ly/33vUpMtChapin Hall Research Briefhttps://bit.ly/32q84o7
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