January 4, 2024

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

  • Foster Care situation updates in Texas, Oregon, Florida, North Carolina and Kentucky
  • New Publication: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Residential Care for Children and Youth: A Good Place to Grow
  • Congress Convenes on January 8, 2024. Please contact your legislators again to ask for support for H.R. 3852 – Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act.
  • Other Legistation Updates
    • H.R. 2955 & S.1353 Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
    • H.R. 755 Protecting Sibling Relationships in Foster Care Act
    • S. 102 & H.R. 756 Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2023
  • No cost training podcasts from St. Joseph’s Indian School and Car Farley’s Boys Ranch.
  • 2024 CORE National Conference – Save the Date:
    • October 6-9, 2024
    • Kamehameha Schools – Honolulu, Hawaii