Foster Care Reform – Nebraska

Out-of-home foster care reform kicks off, By JoAnne Young, November 9, 2009, Lincoln Journal Star: “Child welfare’s view of the world is shifting. The providers of foster care – and other services for families and children who need help in so many areas of their lives – are undergoing a complete culture change. They are learning to think in new ways. The work has been hard, really hard, with plenty of challenges. Recently, one of the six private agencies with which the state contracted to provide foster care and family services, pulled out – deciding not to sign the contract. In the final days, the Alliance for Children and Family Services, one of two contractors in the central service area, said it just wasn’t financially feasible…”