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[The Family Center @FamilyCenterNY]

Thx to @NYSNavigator @NYSOCFS @ACSNYC #PreventionChildAbuseNYS The Family Center's Executive Director, Ivy Gamble Cobb, was a member of the NYC team representing at the 2017 Permanency Summit sponsored by the Redlich Horwitz Foundation

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

Governor Cuomo signed legislation this week to expand, and improve, #KinGAP in New York. Read more: https://t.co/N5MyZiMDnf

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

"In NYC, an estimated 25 to 40 percent of mothers with children in foster care grew up in the foster care system." https://t.co/SMOMBrl3Fn

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

Youth in #fostercare are particularly vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation: https://t.co/deAPrNEraJ

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

In NY, a 2007 study found 85% of commercially sexually exploited youth had previous involvement with child welfare: https://t.co/deAPrNmQjb

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Welfare: https://t.co/WW9WXyiGP3

[timetocareny @timetocareny]

On 1/1/18, NYers can take 8 weeks of paid leave to bond w/ a foster or newly adopted child. #PaidLeaveNY #Adoption #FosterCare

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

.@DavidHansell1: “This division prioritizes strengthening families & communities citywide with early-care and education as its foundation." https://t.co/mVQOm5Tr4o

[NYC ACS @ACSNYC]

New Division of Child and Family Well-being will provide families with the tools & resources they need to thrive: https://t.co/4ftQqXf5FG.

[JCCA @JCCANY]

Keturah Pierre in @NYN_media : Kinship care, how it works and why it should be expanded #fostercare https://t.co/R6JcZ32dqs

[Jezebel @Jezebel]

"In one day I had lost everything that mattered to me": Stories from inside the child welfare system https://t.co/jT2oMvY7tU

[Rise Magazine @ReadRiseMag]

"Shrinking of the NYC #fostercare system is an under-appreciated success story" https://t.co/U9Chbo0CdS @CityLimitsNews

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

Aging out of #fostercare makes eating right a challenge https://t.co/wURsSKVVbm

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

A best practice guide for Foster and Kinship Parent Recruitment and Support, from @ChildFocus and @rhfdn_NY: https://t.co/9W8XGRpL6r

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

“Most foster youth don’t even graduate high school, and that’s a stigma that I would like to break.” https://t.co/fKC3QS0cBA

[Foster Care Roundup @CareRoundup]

@jeremycv @YouthToday We love this!

[Jeremy Kohomban @jeremycv]

Bravehearts Demonstrates That Foster Kids Must Be Listened to https://t.co/vZ3SkxxJuN via @YouthToday

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

Why more grandparents are raising their grandchildren https://t.co/3cgqsN8FK9

[Schuyler Center @SchuylerCenter]

Advocates Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign Legislation into Law https://t.co/26vPVD6b0i

[A Home Within @AHomeWithin]

"For children and youth in #fostercare, this can be an especially challenging time."
https://t.co/6G3uK08Kr4
#AHomeWithin #MentalHealth

[Julie Farber @JulieAFarber]

An ambitious reform agenda @ACSNYC for keeping New York City's children safe #ACSForward https://t.co/C9rqlz2uHX