mentoring

Congressional intern Idelia Robinson-Confer seeks to amplify the voices of foster youth and seed stronger adult connections for those aging out. 

By Sara Tiano The Oregon-based mentoring organization Friends of the Children has been gifted $33 million by Gary and Christine Rood. The grant comes on the heels of a $44 million grant from the Mackenzie Scott Foundation awarded in August. 

Millions of federal grant dollars are going out the door before the end of the year to support youth and help enhance equity in the juvenile justice system, the Department of Justice announced last week.

Friends of the Children has received $3.4 million in grant funds to expand its mentoring model and study its effectiveness.

A group that offers long-term professional mentoring to kids at risk of getting trapped in the child welfare system is opening new offices.

A philanthropic gift of $6 million should mean a significant bump in the number of kids who will benefit from one-on-one adult mentoring through Friends of the Children.

That path has been cleared for the return of earmarks for youth-serving organizations By John Kelly

By The Imprint staff reports

One of the most common criticisms of America’s child welfare system is that it too often ensnares impoverished parents, accusing them of neglect when the true issue is just the circumstances of poverty.