IN PRINT
DARCY OLSEN
Founder & CEO
“We have newborns sleeping in offices,” the social worker told me. “If you could open a crib, we’d be thankful.” I couldn’t shake the image of newborns struggling under the glare of fluorescent lights. So, instead of fostering a teen as I’d planned, I left the hospital cradling an abandoned infant, meth-exposed. In a few short years, I’d taken home ten.
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DARCY OLSEN
Founder & CEO
“We have newborns sleeping in offices,” the social worker told me. “If you could open a crib, we’d be thankful.” I couldn’t shake the image of newborns struggling under the glare of fluorescent lights. So, instead of fostering a teen as I’d planned, I left the hospital cradling an abandoned infant, meth-exposed. In a few short years, I’d taken home ten.
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EVERY CHILD A FAMILY
“More than 17,000 foster children age out of foster care without a family…Children who age out are more likely to go to prison than finish college.”
– Amicus Curiae Brief, Gen Justice
Federal law requires children to have stable living situations, and permanent homes as soon as possible. According to a 2021 Department of Health and Human Services review, not a single state was in compliance. Gen Justice model reforms require faster relative search, attorneys to expedite cases and compliance with timelines.
MODEL LAWS
FAMILY SEARCH AND STABILITY ACT
The number of children in foster care is increasing. Children are sleeping in government office buildings as the need for foster families outstrips the supply. The goal of this Act is to place abandoned and abused children with caring relatives as soon as possible. Second, if relatives are not willing or able to take in the children, the Act seeks to minimize the number of times the children will be moved.
Family Search & Stability Act | Arizona
Family Search & Stability Act | Louisiana
Family Search & Stability Act | Georgia
Gen justice INSIGHTS
Gen Justice: A “Guardian Angel” for Foster Kids
Foster Care Children are Easy Prey for Predators: They Disappear Without a Real Search
I Need to Tell You About Zaiden
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Isaac Hadn’t Had a Mom in 13 Years. When I Tried to Adopt Him, He Was Told it Was Too Late
Child Safety Bill Protects First Child in Court
Gen Justice Seeks Better Legal Help for AZ Foster Children
There’s a Better Way to Do Foster Care
Government “Mismanagement” Fails Another Child
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