Donate
/4 January, 2018

NPR’s On Point featuring Sherry Lachman

On January 4, 2018, Foster America’s Executive Director Sherry Lachman was the featured guest for an episode of NPR’s On Point, recorded at WBUR in Boston. Sherry spoke with guest host Jane Clayson about the opioid crisis and its impact on the child welfare system.

Listen to the full show here:

Share

More

/12 December, 2025
Building a Prevention-First Future in Child Welfare Foster America is proud to launch the second cohort of the Fiscal Leadership...
On September 30, 2025, Foster America hosted the second annual Fostering Futures Forum at the MIT Media Lab. Celebrating imagination,...
/8 September, 2025
Foster America is proud to join this year’s presenters at the Kempe Center International Call to Action Conference, Oct. 6-9,...
/5 September, 2025
At Foster America, we believe that preventing unnecessary family separations starts with addressing the root causes that place families at...
/5 August, 2025
In Wisconsin, one in 10 children entering foster care was separated from their family because of housing instability. In 2023,...
Led by members of our National Leadership Circle, this year’s “Fall into Learning” series, Oct. 15-Nov. 13, 2025, tackles key...
/4 July, 2025
Federal leaders are weighing spending proposals that could devastate the very programs that keep families stable — programs like Medicaid,...
/24 June, 2025
With the newly signed federal spending plan scaling back critical supports for families, communities face unprecedented challenges ensuring help reaches...
/17 June, 2025
A pilot program launching in three Colorado counties seeks to reduce child welfare involvement by connecting families in need to...