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September 17, 2019
WASHINGTON – Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth introduced a resolution to designate September 2019 as “National Kinship Care Month”. Congressmembers Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.), Paul Mitchell

June 4, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — The bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth (CCFY) hosted more than 100 current and former foster youth from across the country as part of the 8th Annual Foster Youth Shadow Day in Washington, D.C.


May 1, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Reps.

September 28, 2018

WASHINGTON – This week, the bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth issued the following joint statement responding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) report that found one in three children in foster care who were treated with psychotr


September 27, 2018

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and the five other Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to designate September 2018 as “National Kinship Care Month.” They released the following statement: 


July 26, 2018

WASHINGTON – This week, the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth hosted experts and former foster youth at a policy dinner to highlight the importance of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018.


May 11, 2018
WASHINGTON – This week, the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth added Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) as a Co-chair of the Caucus. He joins Reps.

May 1, 2018
WASHINGTON— Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, Reps.