News Release

Rhode Island College Honors NFCC Director
May 8, 2009

Contact:
Kathi M. Crowe, MSW, LICSW
Executive Director
National Foster Care Coalition
kcrowe@nationalfostercare.org
202.280.2039

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island College recently named Kathi Crowe, National Foster Care Coalition executive director, to its Alumni Honor Roll during a ceremony on May 7, 2009, at the college. Crowe is a 1976 graduate of the institution, having majored in sociology.

In addition to Crowe, 31 other alumni were inducted into this year’s Honor Roll.

Photo: Kathi Crowe

The National Foster Care Coalition is a unique partnership of organizations and individuals, dedicated to building public and political will to improve the lives of children, youth, and young adults in and from foster care. Coalition members advocate on behalf of children, youth and families involved with the foster care system, support local, regional, and national foster care initiatives, offer significant levels of training and technical assistance, and provide education and information about foster care to decision makers at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Fostering Healthy Connections through Peer Mentoring

The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), in partnership with FosterClub, has secured funding from the New York Life Foundation to launch a three-year initiative, Fostering Healthy Connections. It’s a unique peer mentoring program in which former foster youth mentor children and youth currently in the foster care system in order to develop healthy connections to: improve their educational and behavioral outcomes and strengthen their interpersonal relationships.