News Release
National Foster Care Coalition Holds Policy Forum with Key Senate Staffers
September 12, 2008
Contact:
Kathi M. Crowe, MSW, LICSW
Executive Director
National Foster Care Coalition
kcrowe@nationalfostercare.org
202.280.2039
On September 12, 2008, the National Foster Care Coalition hosted a policy forum at the offices of the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C. Attended by Coalition members, the event featured Diedra Henry-Spires, legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Becky Shipp, legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee. Participants had the opportunity to learn about the recently enacted child welfare legislation, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008.
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.
From left: Crowe; Henry-Spires; Shipp; and M. Carmela Welte, deputy chief executive officer at National CASA and NFCC board secretary.
