The biennial Together for Families Conference is a unique event that connects various stakeholders from across the U.S. and Canada in the Family Support and Strengthening Field to focus on quality practice. The conference will be held virtually from 13-16 October 2020.  

This article from The Atlantic explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on foster care in the United States.

In October, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) will use their regular monthly webinar time to provide a Strengthening Families introduction for people who are new to the protective factors framework and the Strengthening Families approach.

This article from BBC News tells the stories of transracial adoptive families in which parents of color have adopted white children, and the issues they have faced.

This webinar will explore how can programs promote the positive and measurable effects of outdoor activities for children and families.

This article from KQED describes how the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted efforts to reunite families separated by U.S. immigration policy.

Rep. Patricia Williams of the US state of Florida, a foster parent herself, is calling on the governor of Florida and the state Department of Children and Families "to institute a moratorium on young people aging out of the foster care system, to help them avoid the two-pronged health and economic crises of COVID-19 without state support," according to this article from the Miami Times.

UNICEF seeks the services of a consultant to support internal and external work on unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), including those affected by COVID-19 and containment measures.

“If the government takes a kid out of their family, we make a commitment to that child that their life will be better because of the government interaction,” said James McIntyre - who "spent 17 years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Family services" - as quoted in this article from the Nation.

"Trump administration officials ejected nearly 9,000 unaccompanied migrant children from the U.S. without court hearings — taking no precautions to protect them from traffickers," according to this article from the Huffington Post.