By Megan Conn, The Chronicle of Social Change, July 12, 2020
For months since the eruption of the deadly coronavirus, youth and advocates have been imploring New York to allow young people in the foster care system to continue receiving financial and housing support beyond their 21st birthday.
Now, the state is endorsing a creative way for county social service departments to do just that – by using some of the money meant to help counties comply with the requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
That law, which passed in 2018, overhauled national child welfare policy to increase federal spending on family preservation and restrict funding on group homes and institutions.
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