Responsibility for the care and safety of children rests primarily with biological or adoptive parents. However, sometimes concerns about abuse and neglect arise removing children from their homes is the best way to keep them safe. Studies show that where children are placed is directly related to the outcomes children…...
Camp Catch Up
Hiking. Fishing. Kayaking. Staying up late. Making s’mores around a campfire and singing camp songs. Unplugging from technology to reconnect with nature. While these activities are the same ones offered at many summer camps across the country, Camp Catch Up is unique. Offered in 3 locations across the state—Fremont…...
LB 265: A Positive Step Toward Increasing Kinship Placements
All children deserve to be raised by responsible adults with whom the child feels a bond. When children cannot safely remain with their parents, the best choice is usually for them to lie with extended family members, family friends, or other trusted adults. This practice is commonly referred to as…...
Providing permanency for youth in care
Safety, permanency and well-being are goals for all children and youth, especially those in foster care, but what does permanency mean and what is being done in Nebraska to ensure that children and youth in foster care achieve permanency? In short, permanency refers to the need of all children and…...
Improving Foster Care and Extending the Nebraska Children’s Commission – Support for LB 530
In February 2013, 3,762 Nebraska children and youth who were state wards were in out-of-home care.[1] While Nebraska should continue to take steps to reduce the removal of children from their homes, we also have a responsibility to ensure that children who are removed from their homes live in quality,…...
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