Press Releases
May 8, 2014
Co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, U.S. Reps. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Tom Marino (R-Penn.), Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), joined 101 bipartisan co-sponsors in introducing a House Resolution recognizing May as National Foster Care Month and encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
May 24, 2013
Next week, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) and the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, in cooperation with Casey Family Programs, will host a two-day listening tour to discuss the foster care and child welfare systems in Washington.
January 20, 2013
Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), co-founder and Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, announced she has invited three former foster youth to attend President Obama’s upcoming Inauguration, where they will also participate in meetings with lawmakers to raise awareness around the need for change within the nation’s foster care system.
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January 15, 2013
Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Chair U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif) joined U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families George Sheldon and a former foster youth in touting President Obama’s signing of the Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA), which grants child welfare agencies access to the education records of children within their care.
January 2, 2013
Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth issued the following statement urging more comprehensive efforts to combat human trafficking as we recognize National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
January 2, 2013
Today, Senators Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) joined Representatives Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), and Tom Marino (R-Penn.) in applauding the passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will make it easier for foster youth to succeed academically.
December 28, 2012
U.S. Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) issued the following statement with colleague U.S. Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to sign into law legislation that will ban American adoptions of Russian children.
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June 1, 2012
The bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth held its first-ever “Shadow Day on Capitol Hill” where Members of Congress hosted current and emancipated foster youth from across the nation in Washington in an effort to help them understand the inner workings of the House of Representatives, learn about the legislative initiatives related to foster care, and share their stories with policy makers.
May 2, 2012
WASHINGTON – Co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, U.S.
March 31, 2012
Today, the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth held the second stop of its nationwide listening and learning tour in Broward and Miami-Dade counties to gain a better understanding of Florida’s state and local child welfare system. Hosted by U.S. Reps. Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Caucus co-chair U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) was invited by the Members to learn first-hand how Florida’s system may provide ideas for potential positive federal policy modifications in order to improve outcomes for children in the system.