Recent changes in a Pennsylvania law expand efforts to find supportive families and caregivers for teens in foster care. The new provision improves recruitment practices for families and helps prepare young people to thrive as they age out of foster care and into adulthood. The changes took effect on January 2, 2023.
“This is a huge win for more than 5,500 children in foster care who are ages 14 and older,” says Rachael M. Miller, policy director of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, a Casey grantee.