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Foster Parents Roadmap to Permanency

Foster Parents Roadmap to Permanency 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Panelists in our recent foster parent webinar reminded us of the federal requirement to either…

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Minnesota State Legislative Session Produces Gains for Human Services

Minnesota State Legislative Session Produces Gains for Human Services 2560 1920 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

This year’s legislative output included a bill initiated by Foster Advocates that will ensure cost-free…

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Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children

Face Facts: We Identify with Parents Not Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Advocating for children is simple in the abstract. But when individuals learn that friends have…

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Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results

Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) Gets Community-Wide Results 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), is a federally-designated Promise Neighborhood focused on closing the achievement…

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Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Support for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Some of our volunteers have encouraged us to help them form support groups for adult…

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How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare

How The Innocent Classroom Could Work in Child Welfare 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Alexs Pate is a Minnesota-based best-selling novelist who created The Innocent Classroom, a series of…

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Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children

Confirmation Bias Explains Why Minnesota Persists with Practices that Harm Children 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

In last week’s webinar, Kathryn Piper discussed her analysis of 50 research papers and evaluations…

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Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare

Legislation Reforms on Police but not Child Welfare 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Since the murder of George Floyd 30 states have passed over 140 laws aimed at…

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Daunte Wright

Daunte Wright 1600 900 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Daunte Wright’s killing has filled us with anger, grief, and sadness that many of us…

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Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth

Bill Brings Higher Education Within Reach for Foster Youth 940 788 Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

The Fostering Higher Education Act, SF 1306/HF 1802, sponsored by Foster Advocates, will offer “fosters”…

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