Welcome to the first installment of the Race Equity Project’s e-newsletter for 2011: Race, Poverty, and Foster Care.

In this e-newsletter, we present three articles.  The first article advocates for the use of public notice hearings to put agencies on notice of the racial impact of their decisions with respect to foster youth.  The second article provides an example of a collaborative effort among agencies in Sacramento to address and ameliorate the over-representation of African American youth in the foster care system.  Finally, the third article addresses the education rights of students in the foster care system.  We hope that you will find these articles provocative and inspiring.

Using Public Notice Hearings to Compel Child Welfare to Provide Family Support to Aid Fragile Families of Color – By Cynthia Robbins, Edgar S. Cahn, and Keri A. Nash, Racial Justice Initiative of TimeBanks USA.

Kinnections for Kids – By Tracy Hancock, Lilliput Children’s Services, and Janice Montgomery, Sacramento Child Advocates, Inc.

Confronting the Domino Effect of Foster Youth and the Juvenile Court’s Responsibility to Ensure Education Entitlements – By Randi Barrat, Sacramento County Office of the Public Defender

Do you have an idea for a future e-newsletter?  Would you like to share the race-based work that you are doing with others interested in achieving race equity?  Drop us an email.  We would love to hear from you!

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