Press Releases: Archive

• Congressman Watt Congratulates Foster Care Alumna and 2008 Outstanding Young Leader Honoree Julia Charles of Greensboro 05/22/2008 | U.S. Representative Melvin L. Watt (NC-12)
• Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 Would Help More Foster Children FInd Permanent Homes through Adoption, Guardianship 05/21/2008 | Kids Are Waiting
• Adoptive Parents and Children Urge Passage of Grassley Legislation 05/20/2008 | U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley (IA)
• Representatives Jim McDermott and Danny Davis to Kick Off National Fly-In Day 04/08/2008 | Kids Are Waiting
• Kids Are Waiting Urges Congress to Reform Foster Care Financing; Act Now on Behalf of Nation’s Half a Million Foster Children 02/27/2008 | Kids Are Waiting
• Child Abuse and Neglect Cost Nation over $100 Billion per year; Most Federal Child Welfare Funds Unavailable for Prevention Services and Supports 01/29/2008 | Prevent Child Abuse America and Kids Are Waiting
• “Hoping for a Home for the Holidays” Highlights Experiences of Foster Children without a Safe, Permanent Family 12/12/2007 | FosterClub and Kids Are Waiting
• American Indian and Alaska Native Children, Families Involved in Foster Care Honored at Washington Event 12/11/2007 | Kids Are Waiting
• Former Foster Youth Celebrate Thanksgiving on Capitol Lawn 11/21/2007 | Foster Care Alumni of America
• American Indian Children Overrepresented in Nation's Foster Care System, New Report Finds 11/19/2007 | National Indian Child Welfare Association and Kids Are Waiting
• Representative Cooper Recognizes Adoption Awareness Month by Introducing Adoption Reform Bill 11/19/2007 |
• New Report Finds More Than 1 in 4 Latino Foster Children Lives With a Grandparent or Relative 09/19/2007 | Generations United
• New Reports Demonstrate Benefits of Kinship Caregiver Support Act for U.S. Kids in Foster Care 07/30/2007 | Kids Are Waiting
• U.S. Representative Kendrick B. Meek Welcomes Former Foster Youth from Florida to Washington, D.C. 07/16/2007 | U.S. Representative Kendrick B. Meek (FL-17th)
• Members of Congress Honor Foster Youth Interns, Highlight Need for Foster Children to Have Permanent Families 07/13/2007 | Concgressional Coalition on Adoption
• Report Finds 41% Jump in Teens "Aging Out" of Foster Care, facing the future on their own; Federal foster care financing reform would help more children and teens join families 05/24/2007 | Kids Are Waiting and Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
• "National Birthday Party" for more than 500,000 Children in Foster Care Highlights Urgent Need for Foster Care Financing Reform 03/14/2007 | Kids Are Waiting
• New Report Shows 35,000 Fewer Abused and Neglected Children Eligible for Federal Foster Care Support in 2005, Increasing Burden on States 02/06/2007 | Kids Are Waiting