Introducing Cohort 3
Please join us in welcoming 18 incredible Foster America fellows to our third cohort! On January 7th, 2019, they started full-time, 18-month roles at child welfare, health and human services, and […]
November 2018 Finalist Days
On Friday, November 2nd and Monday, November 5th, the Foster America team traveled to both coasts and completed Finalist Day interviews with fellowship candidates for Cohort 3. Interviewers from a […]
Cohort 2 Convening in Washington, DC
The Foster America team and Cohort 2 fellows gathered in Washington, DC during the first week of October for their third quarterly convening. In a packed week of learning, fellows […]
“I Was in Foster Care. Family Separation Isn’t Just a Problem at the Border”: Foster America in Time Magazine
Executive Director Sherry Lachman writes in Time Magazine about inequity and how we can better support families and kids in foster care. “Many children in the broader foster care system […]
Foster America congratulates Washington State on launch of DCYF
Foster America congratulates our host agency partner in Washington State on the official launch of the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). The July 1st launch marks a […]
Foster America’s Statement on Families Separated at our Borders
Immigrant children and their parents are being cruelly and needlessly separated at our borders. We oppose this trauma and implore our federal government to expeditiously reunify separated families. Foster care […]
Cohort 2 Convening in Saint Paul
Foster America fellows from Cohort 1 and 2 gathered in balmy Saint Paul, MN this week to share learning, discuss new approaches to child welfare challenges, and collaborate in workshops. […]
Expert Testimony to Texas Legislature
Executive Director Sherry Lachman was invited to present expert testimony to the Texas House Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse. In her remarks, delivered on April 17, 2018 in […]
Cohort 2 Convening in Kansas City, MO
It’s hard to believe our Cohort 2 fellows have already been on the job for several months! We loved getting together in Kansas City, MO from April 9-13, 2018 to […]
Foster Parent Recruitment Innovations in Rhode Island
On March 9-11, 2018 the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families hosted a first-of-its-kind foster parent training bootcamp. With over 200 families in attendance, this program accelerated much […]
