News Archive

In Massachusetts: Additional stories from around the country...

April 5, 2023 The Children's League of Massachusetts is looking to legislators at the Massachusetts State House to co-sponsor An Act to eliminate disproportionality and inequities for at-risk children (S.120 / H.153). If signed into law, this legislation would require child-serving state a...

March 31, 2023 The Children's League of Massachusetts (CLM) released a report on “high acuity” adolescents living in congregate care within the child welfare system. Background:In Massachusetts, the reliance on congregate care in child welfare has been slowly declining. This decline has led to a...

Some recent news stories from around Massachusetts and the nation pertaining to child welfare and family well-being. In Massachusetts: Stories from around the country:...

March 30. 2023 This week, Governor Maura Healey signed a $389 million Supplemental Budget for FY23 to preserve and extend critical supports for children and families in the Commonwealth, some of which would have ended as the federal and state Public Health Emergency comes to an end. Some key line it...

On March 1, Governor Maura Healey released her $55.5 billion proposal for the state's FY2024 budget, filed as bill H.1 in the Legislature. At a stakeholders call on Wednesday, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services reviewed key investments that would support children, families, and the pr...

February 28, 2023 Some recent news stories from around Massachusetts and the nation pertaining to child welfare and family well-being. Stories from around the country:...

February 23, 2023 KEY COMMITTEE The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities has great influence over our legislative agenda. This committee considers all matters concerning child welfare, juvenile justice, public welfare, and children and adults with physical, d...

January 31, 2023 On Monday, Governor Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget bill requesting emergency funding through the end of FY2023 for programs that provide vital supports to vulnerable children and families. These requests include: Food and housing insecurity are significant contributors to ...

January 31, 2023 Some recent news stories from around Massachusetts and the nation pertaining to child welfare and family well-being. In Massachusetts: Stories from around the country:...