child welfare funding

March 2015

Follow the Money: Child Welfare Funding in MN

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00March 6th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , |

Decades of policy advocacy have led to numerous changes in our child welfare system. Some have said the current changes to public child welfare harken back to reform in 80s that workers hoped would have a longer lasting effect than it has. In order to really understand the policies that impact child welfare, it is [...]

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November 2011

Native Children in Foster Care Part I

By |2016-12-01T19:33:21-06:00November 8th, 2011|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

At the end of October, National Public Radio aired a three-part series on Native American children in South Dakota's foster care system, which was the result of a year-long investigation. NPR's report highlighted the fact that in South Dakota:700 Native children are removed from their home every year.They represent over 50% of the foster care [...]

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