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Helping the next generation flourish
Barna report on Gen Z and Mental Well-Being — Major Struggles and Potent Hope Across America, the well-being of young people has declined dramatically. Anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide have...
CAFO2025: Call for Stories of the ‘Distinctively Different’
As we anticipate the arrival of the CAFO2025 Summit in Houston, Texas, we’d like to invite the community to join us in a storytelling campaign to bring DISTINCT stories to...
The ‘special sauce’ of local foster care strategy
As you might know, the little fishy symbol that you sometimes see on the back of someone's car (hopefully not right after they have rudely cut you off in traffic)...
First-ever West African Alternative Care Summit sheds light on care reform in 17 nations
The first-ever West African Alternative Care Summit (WAACS 2025), held July 16-17 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, brought together more than 300 child welfare, government and ministry leaders. Convened by...
A different direction: When church and state work together to help children and families
In 2008, Sara Tucholsky, a college softball player from Western Oregon, hit her first and only home run. As she was rounding first base, she missed the bag. Her first-base...
Discovering your community: Finding what will make the biggest difference for children and families in foster care
As a kid, I loved going to the grocery store with my mom. My favorite part was the cereal aisle. We would arrive at the store, and while my mom...
