Category Government Engagement

Every Child TN Launches in Tennessee

Tennessee Kids Belong Partners with ECTN Every Child TN (ECTN) is a new initiative to mobilize all Tennesseans to care for children, youth, and families before, during, and after foster care. ECTN is a comprehensive and coordinated entry point for…

10 Ways COVID19 Affects Foster Care

10 More Ways the Coronavirus Affects Foster Care: Government Edition  Background: You may have seen America’s Kids Belong post on “7 Ways COVID-19 Crisis Impacts Foster Kids/Care (and They’re All Bad).” That article focused on our number one priority: the…

Award Winning. Dream Making.

AKB & Dream Makers Project Receive 2019 Adoption Excellence Award The Adoption Excellence Awards were presented to 12 recipients at a ceremony November 12th in Washington, DC. The awards recognize the extraordinary contributions made supporting positive permanency outcomes for children…

Family First Act

Family First Prevention Services Act: What is it? For many children, entering foster care is a traumatic event…just as traumatic (or more so) than the situation or home environment that led to removal in the first place. Signed into law…