Press Releases

Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Formally Recognizing May As National Foster Care Month
May 11, 2021
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WASHINGTON— Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize May 2021 as National Foster Care Month.

Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Co-Chairs Mark National Foster Care Month
May 1, 2021
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“National Foster Care Month is a month to recognize the successes and challenges of the more than 400,000 foster youth across the country and to acknowledge the tireless efforts of those who work to improve outcomes for children in the child welfare system every day.
Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Co-Chairs Mark National Foster Care Month
May 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON— Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), and Don Bacon (R-NE) issued the following statement marking May as National Foster Care Month
Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Co-Chairs Introduce the Pandemic Protection for Transition-Age Foster Youth Act
May 13, 2020
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WASHINGTON— Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Representatives Karen Bass (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Paul Mitchell (R-MI), and Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) introduced the Pandemic Protection for Transition-Age

Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Co-Chairs Commemorate May As National Foster Care Month
May 1, 2020
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WASHINGTON— Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Reps.
CCFY Chairs Urge Governors To Remember Foster Youth In COVID-19 Pandemic
April 16, 2020
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WASHINGTON - Today the Co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth (CCFY) sent a letter to Governors urging them to consider the needs of transition-age foster youth as they implement their COVID-19 pandemic response plans.  In the letter, Representatives Jim Langevin (D-RI), Karen Bass (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), and Paul Mitchell (R-MI), the CCF

Reps. Davis, Bass Urge Colleges and Universities To Consider Foster Youth In Coronavirus Precautions
March 12, 2020
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, and Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, encouraged colleges and universities to include vulnerable students and foster youth when making provisions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The press conference also featured Shay House, a graduate student foster youth advocate who discussed the impact that these actions would have on students in the foster care system.
Caucus Collaborates On Policy Dinner Focusing On Underground Adoptions
December 10, 2019
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Underground adoptions take place when legal adoptions are disrupted, which can lead to tragic consequences such as children being trafficked in the hands of pedophiles.
 
Monday's event, which was hosted by the National Foster Youth Institute, featured a panel of experts who will discussed the dangerous phenomenon and how Congress can help prevent it.
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CCFY Co-Chairs Introduce Legislation To Develop And Enhance Kinship Navigator Programs
September 17, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced the Supporting Kinship Connections Act, which would provide grants to states, tribes (including tribal consortia), territories or community-based organizations to develop, enhance, and evaluate Kinship Navigator programs.

Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Introduces Resolution To Designate September as National Kinship Care Month
September 17, 2019
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“Grandparents and other relatives all over our nation step forward every day to provide a home and care for children when their biological parents are unable to do so. These family members play a vital role in our child welfare system and often care for these children without the same resources as foster parents. This support, at times even lifesaving, deserves to be honored and recognized.