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How the System Fails Youth, Part 1: Aging Out of Foster Care

By admin / 04/30/2012

Every day this week, we will provide a in-depth look into the needs of youth in foster care. Teens heading […]

Extending Foster Care to 21: Next Steps

By admin / 04/27/2012

In October 2010, the Fostering Connections Act made federal funding available to assist states in extending foster care services to

Child Welfare

My Experience at Appleseed

By admin / 04/24/2012

Appleseed is a place full of movers and shakers, and over the course of my internship here, I have been

Child Welfare, Health Care

Political Rhetoric Obscures Rational Dialogue on the Affordable Care Act and Its Benefits for Children

By admin / 04/04/2012

Originally posted by our friends at The Juvenile Law Center The historic legal arguments for and against the Patient Protection

Child Welfare

Youth Share Their Experiences and Perspectives with Senators

By admin / 03/09/2012

During last week’s first round of debate on the package of child welfare bills, Lincoln Senator Bill Avery noticed the

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Hello world!

By admin / 03/08/2012

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Immigrants & Communities

No Tearful Reunions, No Happy Endings

By admin / 03/08/2012

“When it was over, we all sat there in silence for a moment, shocked by what we had seen, waiting for the happy ending ” said Rebecca Gonzales. Last Wednesday night, Appleseed, along with the NAACP Lincoln Branch, the Ethnic Studies Department of UNL and the UNL Progressive Student Coalition hosted a free screening of Luis Argueta’s film “AbUSed: The Postville Raid” at the Ross Theater.

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities