When a Child Is Removed from the Parents’ Home

Kinship care options and advice for grandparents of kids in the child-welfare system By Cathleen J. Newbanks   The Fostering Connections Act (2009) mandates that child-welfare workers locate and contact relatives within 30 days of a child being removed from the custody of their parent(s). Research has shown that children removed from their family home … Read more

Judy Cockerton: Foster Parent and Innovator

Judy Cockerton: Foster Parent And Innovator

Amazing Third Acts   Judy Cockerton — winner of AARP’s 2012 Purpose Prize for Intergenerational Innovation — is re-envisioning and reinventing child foster care in America   By Richard J. Anthony, Sr.   When Judy Cockerton first entered the world of child welfare in 1999, she was the founding owner of two specialty toy stores, the … Read more