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Sep 27, 2023

DC Is Distributing More Housing Vouchers To Youth Aging Out Of Foster Care, Thanks To Recent Reforms

Young people exiting foster care are at a high risk of homelessness. These Family Unification Vouchers are federally funded, but for years the District only used approximately 80% of its allotment.

Oct 07, 2020

Wards 7 And 8 Are Getting 10 City-Supported ‘Family Success Centers’

The centers will offer services to help families deal with trauma, housing, employment, and other issues.

Nov 21, 2016

29 Children Celebrated Finding ‘Forever Families’ On D.C. Adoption Day

Actress Kym Whitley joined new families for the 30th annual event.

Jan 27, 2009

Sharlynn Bobo, Former CFSA Head, Dies at 61

The Post has a story up about the death of Sharlynn Bobo, the former director of the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency who resigned last year in the wake of the Banita Jacks case. Bobo died on Saturday due to complications related to pancreatic cancer, which she was diagnosed with only in November. She resigned from her position last summer. Her sudden death has shocked her former colleagues. Bobo was a graduate of D.C.’s…

 
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