S.Res. 516
Calls for more support for children in foster care
A Senate resolution saying child safety and well-being should guide foster care and adoption decisions, and that young people leaving foster care need help with housing, jobs, and school.
- Says more than 340,000 children are in foster care and over 100,000 can be adopted
- About 20,000 young people leave foster care each year without a permanent family
- Urges governments to keep families together when it is safe for the child
- Calls for training and emotional support for foster, kinship, and adoptive caregivers
Adopted by the Senate