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Reflecting on a Year of Progress: The RESPOND Program’s Journey Since Relaunch

October 24, 2023
One year has passed since the relaunch of RESPOND, and in this time, we've achieved remarkable progress in our mission to provide culturally competent homes for Black children affected by the foster care system. What Is RESPOND? Founded in the 1990s by foster/adoptive parents Howard and Vickie Denson, RESPOND, a culturally competent approach to foster [...] Continue Reading

The Gold Standard of Child Welfare Policy: ICWA Continues to Protect Native American Children

October 6, 2023
When and why was ICWA established? The Indian Child Welfare Act was established in 1978 in response to a disparate number of Native children entering the foster care system. The common Termination Era ideology that Native children would be better off living with White families served as a catalyst for this mass displacement. At the [...] Continue Reading

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