Fostering Results serves as a resource to the media and interested organizations on a variety of child welfare issues. Contact Jennifer Bradburn, Communications Coordinator, via email at fosteringresults@uiuc.edu with any questions or comments.

Fostering Court Improvement press release:

"New National Initiative Says Key to Improving U.S. Foster Care System is Data Analysis" - Fostering Court Improvement
December 7, 2006

Listed below are press items that Fostering Results and/or its partners were able to get published between 2003-2005. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or download the following press items. To view an article, simply click on the link. To save the article as a ".pdf" file, either right-click (PC) or open-apple-click (Mac) and save the file to a desired location on your hard drive. If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy at the Adobe website.

"Nation's Leading Judicial Organizations Partner to Improve Foster Care "
June 22, 2005

For a transcript of the proceedings click here: Proceedings Transcript

"Improving Outcomes Together Report"

"A National Curriculum for Caseflow Management in Juvenile Dependency Cases Involving Foster Care"

"About the Curriculum"

"About the Organizations that Created the Curriculum"

"Family Ties"
Fostering Families Today, February 2005 Issue
January 26, 2005

"Extended-Family Guardians Face Federal Funding Crunch"
East Valley Tribune
October 15, 2004

"Grandma Needs Government Help to be Children's Guardian"
Kansas City InfoZine
October 15, 2004

"Foster Care Numbers Dip 14% Under New Program"
Bea Capitol Bureau
October 14, 2004

"Proposal Would Give Cash to Caregivers of Relatives"
Columbus Dispatch
October 14, 2004

"Report Urges Funding for Ohio Grandparents"
Beacon Journal
October 14, 2004

Transcript, WPKT-FM Radio, Connecticut
Ray Hardman, Anchor, NPR Radio News
October 14, 2004

"Children Services Group Calls for Funding Kinship Guardianships"
Ohio Gongwer News Service
October 13, 2004

"Children Trapped in Foster Care Need Help"
Family News In Focus
October 13, 2004

"Family Ties: New Report Finds Children in Long-Term Care Foster Care Can Find Safety, Permanence and Security With Grandparents and Other Caregivers"
Press Release
October 13, 2004

"Fostering Results Releases National Report on Subsidized Guardianship"
Federal News Service, Transcript of Proceedings
October 13, 2004

"New Subsidized Guardianship Program Supported"
Ohio Hannah News Service
October 13, 2004

"Report Lauds Alternative to Foster-Care Program"
Los Angeles Times
October 13, 2004

"Media Alert: Fostering Results releases new report on Subsidized Guardianship"
Click here for details
October 8, 2004

"Survey: Too Many Children Stuck in Temporary Foster Care"
The Daily Texan
July 5, 2004

"Child Welfare System Flooded"
The Washington Times
July 5, 2004

"New Study Says Crowded Dockets Prolong Foster Care"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 2, 2004

"Lack of Social Services Frustrate Foster Care Judges"
USA Today
July 1, 2004

"Foster Care Judges: We're Swamped"
CBS News
July 1, 2004

"Overcrowded Court Dockets, Lack of Family Services Keeping Children in Foster Care, Says New Survey of Family Court Judges"
Press Release
July 1, 2004

"Editorial: Foster Care in Congress"
The Tennessean
June 1, 2004

"Editorial: Fostering a Better System"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 31, 2004

"Editorial: Courts Key to Foster Care Accountability"
Dayton Daily News
May 29, 2004

"Editorial: Let's See That Every Foster Care Story Has a Successful, Happy Ending"
The Tennessean
May 19, 2004

"Editorial: Foster Care Has Room for Improvement"
The Columbus Dispatch
May 14, 2004

"Editorial: Foster Care's Shame"
L.A. Times
May 8, 2004

"Editorial: Waiver Would Strengthen Child Protection, Families"
Tuscon Citizen
April 20, 2004

"Editorial: Foster Care Bill Needs More Work"
The Kansas City Star
April 20, 2004

"DHS Wants Rules Eased on U.S. Aid"
De Moines Register
April 8, 2004

"Editorial: The Cure is Prevention--But They Won't Pay for It"
California Mercury News
April 4, 2004

"Editorial: Bend Foster Care Rules So Families Don't Break"
L.A. Times
March 25, 2004

"Editorial: Fixing Child Welfare Starts with Resources, Flexibility"
Missouri News-Leader
March 24, 2004

"Leyes Federales Oprimen Hogares de Crianza, Afirma Reporte"
La Opinion
March 22, 2004

"Editorial: CPS Must Have Flexibility to Help Kids Without Breaking Up Families"
East Valley AZ Tribune
March 19, 2004

"Budget Doesn't Allow Photographing in Child Abuse Cases, Committee Told"
San Antonio Express-News
March 18, 2004

"Editorial: Help Kids Stay Home"
Des Moines Register
March 18, 2004

"Tighter Federal Funds May Hinder Improved Foster Care"
Tri-Valley Herald
March 17, 2004

"Foster Care Gets Capitol Scrutiny"
Sacramento Bee
March 17, 2004

"Federal Restrictions May Hinder Creative Foster Care"
Oakland Tribune
March 17, 2004

"Flexible Funds Bring Foster Kids Home"
Dayton Daily News
March 15, 2004

"Foster Funding Put to New Use"
Akron Beacon Journal
March 12, 2004

"Limits on Federal Funds' Use Shape, Hinder CPS Reforms"
Arizona Republic
March 11, 2004

"U.S. Laws Said to Impede States' Moves in Foster Care"
New York Times
March 11, 2004

"State Foster Care Reform Efforts Face Federal Financing 'Straitjacket,' New Report Shows"
Press Release
March 11, 2004

"Editorial: Better Odds for Foster Kids"
L.A. Times
February 26, 2004

"Overhaul of Foster System Wins OK"
L.A. Times
February 18, 2004

"Supervisors OK Foster-Care Diversion Plan"
California Daily Journal
February 18, 2004

"Letter to the Editor: Foster Care Reform"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 18, 2004

"A Real Home for the Holidays"
Charlotte Observer
November 30, 2003

"Hill OKs Adoption Bill"
Washington Times
November 18, 2003

"Workload is Key to CPS Performance"
Arizona Capitol Times
November 4, 2003

"Amid Images of Love and Starvation, a More Nuanced Picture"
New York Times
November 2, 2003

"More Foster Children Find Adoptive Homes"
San Jose Mercury News
October 27, 2003

"Virginia Trails in Foster Care Adoption Rate"
The Washington Post
October 23, 2003

"Editorial: Heading the Call to Adopt"
Chicago Tribune
October 20, 2003

"Editorial: Adoption Fostering Families"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 13, 2003

"Federal Law Has Boosted Adoptions for Children in Foster Care"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 10, 2003

"National Project Focused on Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Releases New Study"
Press Release
October 9, 2003