by Foster Success | Dec 6, 2018 | News
Brett Kast writing for Fox59: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – While presenting his 2019 Next Level Agenda on Thursday, Governor Eric Holcomb announced the state would be expanding foster care services to age 23. For kids who age out of foster care at age 18 without being placed...
by Foster Success | Nov 13, 2018 | News
Gabby Gonzalez writing for Fox59: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A study released Tuesday sheds light on the struggles Indiana’s foster children face as they get older. The numbers reveal the impact moving around throughout the formative years can have on foster...
by Foster Success | Nov 13, 2018 | News
Stephanie Wang writing for Chalkbeat: A new national report shows teenagers and young adults transitioning out of foster care are falling behind in graduating from high school, pursuing college, and finding jobs. It’s a trend that holds true in Indiana, too: Young...
by Foster Success | Nov 13, 2018 | News
Mary Kuhlman writing for Public News Service: INDIANAPOLIS — New research uncovers the instability faced by Indiana youth in foster care, and the resulting negative outcomes experienced during their transition to adulthood. Fostering Youth Transitions, a data brief...
by Foster Success | Nov 13, 2018 | News
Helps less with shift to adulthood, study says Matthew LeBlanc writing for The Journal Gazette: Many children in foster care in Indiana lack access to important services they need to shift from state care to independent adulthood, according to a new report. The report...
by Foster Success | Nov 12, 2018 | News
Jill Sheridan writing for WFYI: An Indiana foster youth has been recognized with a national award from the Department of Health and Human Services. Joshua Christian will receive the Adoption Excellence Award in Washington D.C. this month. Indiana Public...
by Foster Success | Oct 19, 2018 | News
Tara Twigg writing for Inside Indiana Business: Indiana foster youth Joshua Christian has been recognized for his advocacy by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is a junior at Marian University, a member of the Indiana Youth Advisory Board and a...
by Foster Success | Aug 16, 2018 | Health & Well-Being, Policy & Practice
Your 18th birthday is a celebrated milestone for any teenager. For many kids turning 18, their adventures after high school are beginning with support from their families back home. One form of support comes from the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010....
by Foster Success | Jun 28, 2018 | News
Written for WTLC-AM: Indiana Connected By 25 Helping those transition out of the Foster care System and into the Community In Studio Guest: President/Chief Executive Officer – Brent Kent “Indiana Connected by 25, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that...
by Foster Success | Jun 19, 2018 | News
Gabby Gonzalez writing for CBS 4: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – As Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) leaders work to fix the problems plaguing the agency, the director announced plans to offer more support to kids in the system. They are working to expand services for...
