We protect, strengthen and stabilize families by recommending programs and policies to keep children and youth safe in their homes, schools and communities to foster opportunities for positive development.
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In the Fall of 2019, Advocates for Children and Youth launched an equitable and inclusive Community Engagement Framework that will advance policies and programs across multiple issue areas. Advocacy is best if made in partnership with the people they affect…
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Request to Extend Foster Care
Advocates for Children and Youth, along with fellow organizations, recently penned a letter to Governor Hogan and the Maryland Social Services Administration about the Department of Human Services' (DHS) incremental approach in extending the moratorium for youth aging out of…
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Request to Extend Foster Care
Advocates for Children and Youth, along with fellow organizations, recently penned a letter to Governor Hogan and the Maryland Social Services Administration about the Department of Human Services' (DHS) incremental approach in extending the moratorium for youth aging out of…
There is a federal policy that is making poverty disappear. But not in the way you think.
https://youtu.be/FpdZAH3koMw A Must Read: Baltimore Sun Op-Ed New rule threatens to undercount families in poverty The federal government uses many factors to calculate the official federal poverty level. Until June 21st, 2019, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is…