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Celebrating Child Support and How it Helps Families

August is Child Support Awareness Month, an annual time to celebrate this critical income support program. Did you know in FY 2021, child support programs nationwide collected $32.7 billion and served 13.2 million children? That’s one in five children! This kind of support helps families thrive and sets kids up to succeed. It’s also one of the most cost-effective government programs, collecting $5.27 for every dollar spent. This year, the Office of Child Support Enforcement created a Child Support Awareness Month webpage with a social media toolkit to help state and tribal programs with their online outreach.

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Technology’s Complicated Relationship with Human Trafficking

This World Day Against Trafficking in Persons we’re discussing the "use and abuse of technology” and underscoring the positive and negative impacts technology has on anti-trafficking efforts.

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Academic Success for Students in Foster Care Begins with Strong Partnerships Between Child Welfare and Education Systems

As students begin their summer break, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) come together to highlight the significant work that American educators and child welfare professionals have done to support students in foster care; to provide information about resources available for schools to support students in foster care; and to provide information about federal collaboration and efforts in this space.

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Reimagining Reunification: Expanding Family and Community Connections for Youth

CB and FYSB take this last week of National Reunification Month to lift up and reimagine what successful reunification may look like for youth, including rethinking how we promote family, safety, stability, and community.

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Building Equitable Solutions for Transgender and Two-Spirit Individuals Impacted by Human Trafficking

This Pride Month, we are highlighting ways to enhance the health and well-being of transgender and Two-Spirit individuals impacted by human trafficking.

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June is National Reunification Month

Recognizing the people and ongoing efforts to help families stay together.

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Juneteenth and its significance to racial equity efforts in the anti-trafficking movement

Ra’Shya Ghee, consultant, attorney, and law professor explores the nuanced dimensions of Juneteenth and its significance to the racial equity efforts underway in the anti-trafficking movement.

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