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Nebraska will use a $600,000 federal grant to develop a child-welfare predictive-analytics system, with testing, human oversight and public accountability questions ahead.
The former Calvin Anderson Schoolhouse at St. Colman in Turtle Creek has been converted into 26 affordable apartments for young people aging out of foster care.
A 25-home Merry Street project for young adults aging out of Georgia’s foster-care system is accepting applications, with move-ins expected in about three months and a mid-October ribbon cutting planned.
A July 2026 HHS inspector general report found 15,705 reported emergency foster-care stays, while incomplete state data limited federal oversight.
Iowa will shift eligible foster children’s Social Security survivor benefits into escrow and savings accounts, preserving the money for them instead of applying it toward foster-care costs.
