The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care

PCSAO and Fostering Results Initiative

PCSAO was a partner of Fostering Results, a national public education campaign to raise the local, state and national discussion about the need for federal financing reforms and improved court oversight of foster care. The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care released specific recommendations for reform on May 18, 2004. 

The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care's recommendations

National coverage of the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care's recommendations

Issues Briefs from Fostering Results  

• The Foster Care Straitjacket: Innovation, Federal Foster Care Reform

• Family Ties: Supporting Permanence for Children in Safe and Stable Foster Care with Relatives and Other Caregivers

• Improving Outcomes Together

• View from the Bench:
  
  i) Obstacles to Safety & Permanency for Children in Foster Care Summary of Key Findings from a National Survey of Dependency Court Judges

           ii) How Ohio's Judges Responded

           ii) A National Curriculum for Caseflow Management in Juvenile Dependency Cases Involving Foster Care