The statehouse voted unanimously to pass the Foster Care Youth Bill of Rights, guaranteeing certain rights for all kids in foster care.
Ella Brinen, foster care youth advocate
Even at a young age, we have the power to influence and shape the world around us.
Tennessee’s foster care kids who ‘age out’ face high rates of homelessness, addiction and incarceration, study finds
A new report from Belmont Innovation Labs has found that foster youth are suffering once they age out of the system.
LGBTQ foster kids do not have to be placed in accepting homes under new Tennessee law
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a law confirming that parents with anti-LGBTQ views are allowed to foster and adopt queer kids. The law comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule requiring LGBTQ foster kids to be placed in supportive environments.
LGBTQ+ foster youths could expect different experiences as Tennessee and Colorado pass opposing laws
The Tennessee and Colorado legislatures have passed bills that would have vastly different impacts on LGBTQ+ foster children. Tennessee’s Republican governor and Colorado’s Democratic governor are expected to sign the bills into law in the coming days or weeks.
Tennessee’s Attorney General challenges federal proposal to require supportive environments for LGBTQ foster kids
Tennessee’s attorney general is leading 16 other states in opposing a federal proposal that would require LGBTQ foster kids be placed with families or facilities that are supportive of their identities.
‘It’s been a never-ending cycle’: Inside the confusion and heartache of one family’s experience with Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services
Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services is struggling — from shortages of case workers to lack of appropriate foster placements. So what impact do those problems have on the children this system is meant to serve?
Now Everyone Who Ages Out Of Foster Care In Tennessee Gets A Fixer
Tennessee may be the first state in the country to offer every teenager who leaves the foster care system a personal guide into adulthood. Officials have announced the expansion of case management to every kid who ages out of state custody.
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