Though National Foster Care Month has ended, it is important to remember that we each can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care beyond the month of May. Children and youth in the foster care system often face challenges emotionally, socially, physically, and educationally. It is important that we hear from those most impacted by foster care -- the youth. Read the reflections of one youth in foster care below. Abby's* resiliency and hope shines through her [...]

May is National Foster Care Month, but it's only fitting to recognize the grandparents and other relatives who are raising children in Kentucky. Kinship care is often a safe alternative to foster care for children who cannot remain safely with their parents, as research shows that they are better off with family. We also know that kinship care poses lots of financial, emotional, and legal challenges for caregivers. All children deserve a safe and nurturing place [...]

What better way is there to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month than to rally behind preventing and ending child abuse with state and local leaders and advocates? Yesterday, Kentucky Youth Advocates joined Family & Children’s Place and the Kosair Charities Face It® Movement at the foot of the Big Four Bridge in Louisville at the annual Rally to End Child Abuse. We applaud Family & Children’s Place for hosting the annual event that welcomed [...]

Join the Face It ® Movement, Family & Children’s Place, Kentucky Youth Advocates, and many other local child-serving organizations at Louisville's Big Four Bridge on March 30th to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 2014, nearly 23,000 children were confirmed as victims of physical or sexual abuse or neglect in Kentucky. In Jefferson County, that number totaled more than 3,000 children. One child is one too many, and abuse can have a lifelong impact in emotional and physical health, [...]