March 19, 2013 This month marks the third anniversary since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Despite the ongoing partisan rancor surrounding the bill's implementation, there is at least one provision Congress should be able to find common ground around: making sure we protect the ability of young adults [...]
March 11, 2013 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) re-introduced a bill that will take important steps towards ensuring that parents and legal guardians are afforded legal representation in all stages of a child welfare case.
March 16, 2013 ADEL, Ga. - Billy Jerome Presley spent 17 months in a Georgia jail because he did not have $2,700 for a child support payment. He had no prior jail record but also no lawyer. In Baltimore last fall, Carl Hymes, 21, was arrested on charges of shining a laser into the eyes [...]
March 11, 2013 Washington, D.C.- Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after appointing Amy Ayoub to the National Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities:
March 14, 2013 IMAGINE a world where your child is forced to leave your home at age 18. You can no longer provide the love, support and roof you worked so hard for throughout your child's life. On his or her 18th birthday, your child must instantly transition into self-reliance with little more than a [...]