First Place for Youth
May 1, 2013 | Evaluation/Grantee
"A First Place for Youth," the program gives young adults in the Bay Area a safe, secure place to live, along with occupational and educational support services.
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Administration, Private Foundations Announce $35 Million Initiative To Stabilize Highest-Risk Families
June 5, 2012 | News Release
New program pairs supportive housing and social services to strengthen fragile families and avert foster care placements.
Administration, Private Foundations Announce $35 Million Initiative to Stabilize Highest Risk Families
June 4, 2012 | Story
Recommended Reading Keeping Families Together: A Pilot Program and Its Evaluation Keeping Families Together Watch the video: Home. Stronger, Together Thanks to a new approach to stabilizing fragile families involved with the child welfare system, a ...
My First Place, A Program of First Place for Youth
March 1, 2012 | Evaluation
My First Place, a program of First Place for Youth provides critical services to young adults ages 18-24 who have aged out of the foster care system. Independent researchers conducted a formative evaluation from June 2010 through March 2012.
For Foster Child with Kidney Disease, a Very Happy Ending
May 23, 2011 | Story
Alumni of RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program facilitate adoption of orphaned twins, one of whom recently got a new kidney.
With Simple Tool, Primary Care Providers May be Able to Identify, Refer Foster Care Youth with Social and Emotional Problems
May 20, 2011 | Story
Study by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar alumna shows that a short survey of youth and foster parents can help identify mental health problems, as well as strengths.
Validating Office-Based Screening for Psychosocial Strengths and Difficulties Among Youths in Foster Care
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Primary care-based social-emotional screening is a valid tool to detect potential problems in youth in foster care.
Aging Out of Foster Care: The Unmet Needs of Youth
February 23, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued Aging Out of the Foster Care System to Adulthood: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations, a report on the unmet needs of youth in America.
"Super" Case Managers Help Families Access Child Health Services in Arkansas
October 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
One of the biggest barriers that keeps low-income families from getting the health services they need for their children is the sheer number of agencies they have to visit. Each agency is in a different location and has its own requirements and staff.
Los Angeles-Based Program Develops Five-Year Business Plan to Enhance Services for Children in Foster Care
March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Rowell Foster Childrens' Positive Plan developed a five-year business operating plan to structure its growth and expansion to enable it to enhance the services provided to foster children in Los Angeles County.