Read the full letter from The Children's Budget Coalition here. Dear Chair Leahy, Chair DeLauro, Ranking Member Shelby and Ranking Member Granger, As you work to complete the FY2023 appropriations process, the undersigned groups are writing to urge you to prioritize...
Policy & Practice
Foster Youth to Benefit from Indiana General Assembly Session
This year’s Indiana General Assembly session included passage of a number of provisions that will help Indiana’s foster children.
The Voices and Advocacy of Older Youth in Foster Care Were Critical to the COVID Relief Bill
A lot of voices informed the most recent COVID relief bill, but most notable to those of us at Foster Success were the voices of older foster youth and former foster care youth from across the country informing the Supporting Foster Youth & Families through...
An open letter to House Ways and Means members on H.R. 7947
Foster Success is one of 45 organizations who signed the following letter on Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act. A copy of the letter is available here.
Education outcomes for foster youth are going in the wrong direction
…the more complete data set only emphasized and further heightened the continued disparities in the educational foundation that we are laying for Indiana’s students in foster care.
An open Letter to Gov. Holcomb about supporting foster youth during the pandemic
On April 29, 2020 Foster Success sent this letter to Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb about ways the State can support foster youth during COVID-19.
2019 CCAI Policy Report
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Fostering Youth Transitions: Using data to drive policy and practice decisions
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Holcomb Outlines Public Health Priorities
Gov. Eric Holcomb says his public health priorities in this 2019 agenda will focus on children and families. A plan to improve the state’s the child welfare system is at the top of the list.
Two years after passage, Indiana’s Medicaid program helps youth become productive adults
Foster Success’ work with SEA 497 wasn’t about seeking special benefits. “We wanted to bring parity between youth in foster care and youth with families with sustained medical coverage,”