Dear Mother,
Mother’s Day is here again. This will be my 7th Mother’s Day without a mother. That isn’t true, is it? It has been 7 years since I cut you off. But I never really had a mother. This year, I want …
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A Community that CaresJessica Ray, FCNI StaffVoice of an FCNI FamilyThe saying, “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” while common isn’t often achievable for people who, alone, face impossible obstacles and hardships. Without family or friends’ support, how many of …
Religious Sisters Disguised as Prostitutes to Save Trafficking Victims
A group religious sisters who disguise themselves as prostitutes to infiltrate brothels and buy children being trafficked is expanding to 140 countries. John Studzinski, a philanthropist who chairs Talitha Kum, stated that 1,100 sisters operate in 80 countries. Due to …
Report: Five Ways States Can Improve Permanency for Teens in Foster Care
A new report from the National Center for Youth Law looks at state policies that are successful at helping older foster youth gain permanency as they transition to adulthood. For... By Jeremy Loudenback This post Report: Five Ways States Can …
Understanding The Link Between Sex Trafficking and Pornography
Most people are often horrified about the thought of sex trafficking, yet society continues to see pornography as an accepted and even celebrated genre of entertainment. It is vital that as conscientious citizens, we see the link between pornography and …
National Investigation on the Treatment of Fishing Fleet Workers
An interdepartmental task force was created to investigate mistreatment of Irish fishing fleet works. This follows claims by The Guardian newspaper that illegal African and Asian migrant workers were being used a cheap source of labor on Irish Trawlers. Those …
California Assemblyman Mark Stone on the Art of Fine-Tuning Foster Care Reform
In 2015, California Assemblymember Mark Stone (D) introduced legislation that launched the state’s Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), an overhaul of the state’s foster care system. Under 2015’s Assembly Bill... By Sara Tiano This post California Assemblyman Mark Stone on …
San Francisco Public Schools Include Human Trafficking in Health Curriculum
The first day of October 2015 was a good day for Chris Pepper. As content specialist for health programs at the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), Pepper and his... By Guest Writer This post San Francisco Public Schools Include …
Uganda Bans Bride Price Reimbursement to Battle Domestic Abuse
By: Luis GayEdited by: Juliana zhu, Esq.In various regions of Uganda, a man asks to marry a woman by paying her family a dowry (money or livestock). If a woman chooses to leave her husband, he could ask for a …
Child Welfare Ideas from the Experts #10: Youth-Friendly State Ombudsman Offices
The Chronicle of Social Change is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program (FYI), a group of 12 former foster youths who have completed congressional internships. The program is overseen …
