Foster Care Forum Tuesday April 18, 2017
“Is the Child Foster Care System in Northeast Broken?”
moderated by Phillip Morris, The Plain Dealer
Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH
6:30-8:00 p.m. Free & Open to the Public
Foster Care Forum background links
Statistics and Report from Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services
Adoption Network seeks more than $200,000 to keep programs afloat 3/6/2017 Cleveland.com
Homeward Bound 3/1/2017 Cleveland Magazine
Cleveland exceeds goal to house 100 homeless youths in 100 days Cleveland.com 1/6/2017
The Children of the Opioid Crisis Wall Street Journal 12/16/2016
Child Services Underfunded. Drug Crisis hits agencies hard Columbus Dispatch 10/30/2016
Ohio funding for Child Protective Services is lowest in the nation WEWS 10/25/2016
More Ohio kids in foster care amid opioid epidemic Fox8 9/20/2016
A Place 4 Me launches 100 Day Challenge to end youth homelessness Freshwater 9/19/2016
Extended Support for Ohio Foster Care: Ann Fish Show Ohio Channel 6/28/2016
Gov. John Kasich signs bill to extend foster-care eligibility age WKYC 6/15/2016
Ohio Senate must extend foster-care age to 21: editorial Cleveland.com 12/8/2015
Ohio youth aging out of foster care need more help: editorial Cleveland.com 8/20/2015
Foster children struggle after leaving county custody Cleveland.com 12/1/2012
Children’s Services job takes toll on workers, families Cleveland.com 11/26/2012
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services workers strive to save kids 11/24/2012
