Time for Reform: Fix the Foster Care “Lookback”

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Time for Reform: Fix the Foster Care “Lookback”

The first Kids Are Waiting report chronicles the decline in the number of children eligible for federal foster care support, and the impact that this annually decreasing federal support – tied to an obsolete provision known as the “lookback” is having on states and their ability to provide for the vulnerable children and youth in their care.

Downloads Report Time for Reform Fix the Foster Care Lookback
Downloads Report Time for Reform Fix the Foster Care Lookback

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