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Model Executive Order Protecting Benefits for Children in Foster Care

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Phoenix, Ariz – Center for the Rights of Abused Children Releases a Model Executive Order Protecting Social Security, Disability, and [...]

Model executive order to stop states from taking youth benefits

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An order prohibiting the state department of child safety (department) from taking rightful federal benefits away from a child in [...]

Colorado Improves Legal Protections for Children in the State Foster Care System

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Denver, Colo. – The Colorado legislature has passed a landmark reform strengthening core legal protections for children in the foster [...]

Arizona Joins 22 States with New Law Allowing for the Restoration of the Parent-Child Relationship

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Phoenix, Ariz. – Today, the Arizona legislature unanimously passed House Bill 2486, allowing courts to consider the restoration of the [...]

Arizona’s Family Showcases the Center’s Key Role in Passing Reform to Boost Foster Care Graduation Rates

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Phoenix, Ariz. – A recent report shows children in the foster care system are dropping out of school at an [...]

Arizona Unanimously Passes Critical Reform to Improve Graduation Rates of Children in Foster Care

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Phoenix, Ariz. – House Bill 2645, adopted unanimously on April 2, 2024, will improve educational outcomes for children in foster [...]