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“Engaging, empowering, and utilizing family and youth voice in all aspects of child welfare to drive case planning and system improvement.” ACYF-CB-IM-19-03

Alabama

Alabama Statute on Foster Care Procedures

Alaska

Alaska Foster Children and Youth Rights

Additional Guidance

Alaska Office of the Ombudsman

CINA Laws eLearning Course

Arizona

Arizona Statute

Notice of Rights for a Child in Out-of-Home Care

Arizona Department of Child Service Ombudsman’s Office

Arkansas

Arkansas Statute

Arkansas Statute – Safeguards for Children in Foster Care

Arkansas Guide – Be Your Own Advocate

Arkansas Child Welfare Ombudsman Division

California

California Statute

California Foster Youth Bill of Rights

Foster Youth Rights Handbook

A Guide to Your Rights in Foster Care

California Ombudsperson for Foster Care

California Department of Social Services, Children’s Services Branch

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Colorado

Colorado Bill of Rights for Youth in Foster Care

Colorado Resources for Youth

Participation Rights of Children/Youth in D&N Cases

Colorado Foster Youth Sibiling Bill of Rights

Colorado Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman

Notice of Rights

Connecticut

Connecticut Child in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations, Sibling Bill of Rights

Speak Up! Your Legal Rights in Foster Care

Connecticut Adolescent and Transitional Age Supports

Office of the Ombudsman, Connecticut

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Municipal Regulations – Rights and Responsibilities of Foster Children

District of Columbia Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in Foster Care

District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency Youth Ombudsperson

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Delaware

Delaware Statute

Delaware Sibling Bill of Rights

Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, State Complaint Office

Florida

Bill of Rights – State Statute

FosterPower: benefits, protections, and legal rights for youth in Florida foster care

Youth in Foster Care Brochure from Florida Department of Children and Families

Florida Children’s Ombudsman

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Georgia

Guidance for Youth Unavailable – if you have information please contact NACC.

Georgia Foster Parents’ Bill of Rates

Georgia Office of Child Advocate

Hawaii

Hawaii Rights of Children in Foster Care

Hawaii Office of the Ombudsman

Idaho

Idaho State Statute

Illinois

Illinois State Statute

Illinois Advocacy Office for Children and Families

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Office of the Inspector General Department of Children and Family Service

Homelss Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Indiana Bill of Rights for Youth in Foster Care

Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) Ombudsman Bureau

Iowa

Iowa Guide for Foster Youth Rights

Iowa Office of Ombudsman

Iowa State Directory

Kansas

Do You Know Your Rights as a Kansas Foster Youth?

Kansas Office of the Child Advocate

Office of the Child Advocate Print Materials

Kentucky

Kentucky Statute

Kentucky Bill of Rights

Kentucky Youth Rights

Kentucky Foster Care Bill of Rights

Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman

Louisiana

Louisiana Statute

Louisiana Deparment of Children & Family Services Youth Links

Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services, State Complaint Office

Understanding Your Foster Care Journey

Mental Health Advocacy Service Brochure

Mental Health Advocacy Service’s Child Advocacy Program

Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program Eligibility

Extended Foster Care Flyer

Rights and Responsibilities for Long Term-Personal Care Services Applicants/Participants

Maine

Maine Youth in Care Bill of Rights

Sibling Visitation Legislation

Maine Ombudsman Program

Maryland

Maryland Youth in Foster Care Have Rights

Maryland Youth Bill of Rights

Youth Matter – Out-of-Home Program Handbook

Maryland Department of Human Services – Constituent Services

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Statute:
Sibling Visitation
Right to Counsel
Right to be Consulted about Permanency
Massachusetts Foster Child Bill of Rights
The Answer Book
Massachusetts Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights
Office of the Child Advocate, Massachusetts
Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Michigan

Rights and Responsibilities for Children and Youth in Foster Care

Rights of Children in Foster Care

Michigan Office of the Child Advocate

Minnesota

Minnesota – Children’s Law Center Guide

Minnesota Sibling Bill of Rights

Minnesota – The Office of the Ombudsperson for Families

Minnesota – Office of the Ombudsperson for American Indian Families

Minnesota Office of Foster Youth Ombudsperson

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Mississippi

Mississippi State Statute

Mississippi Youth Bill of Rights Guide

Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, Office of Consumer Services

Missouri

Missouri Statute

Missouri Foster Care Bill of Rights

Missouri Office of Child Advocate

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Montana

Montana Policy of Rights of Youth in Foster Care

Montana Governor’s Office Citizens’ Advocate

Nebraska

A Guide for Young People in Nebraska’s Juvenile Court System

Nebraska Public Counsel (Ombudsman’s Office)

Nevada

Nevada Bill of Rights for Children in Care

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Statute

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Ombudsman

New Jersey

New Jersey Statute

New Jersey Youth Bill of Rights

New Jersey Sibling Bill of Rights

New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Advocacy

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

New Jersey State Statute: Child’s Rights

New Jersey Office of Law Guardian

New Mexico

New Mexico Foster Child and Youth Bill of Rights

New Mexico Children, Youth & Families – Office of Constituent Affairs

New York

New York State Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in Foster Care

New York Bill of Rights

New York Education Rights Guide

New York City Office of Advocacy

Erie County Foster Care Ombudsperson

New York State Office of Children and Families

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Know Your Rights Handbook

North Carolina

North Carolina Statute

North Carolina Guide

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

North Dakota

North Dakota Foster Youth Rights

North Dakota Foster Care Handbook for Youth

North Dakota Case Plan Requirements

Ohio

Ohio Administrative Code – Foster Youth Bill of Rights

Ohio – Foster Youth Bill of Rights: A Guide to Your Rights in Foster Care

Foster Youth Rights Handbook

Ohio Youth and Family Ombudsmen

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Constituent Affairs

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Statute

Rights of a Child Served by the Oklahoma
Department of Human Services

Oklahoma Statement of Rights for Children in Foster Care

Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth

Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Office of Client Advocacy

Rights of Children Being Served by Child Welfare Services

Oregon

Oregon Foster Children’s Bill of Rights

Sibling Bill of Rights

Oregon Foster Care Ombudsman

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Statute

Pennsylvania Rights of Children in Foster Care

City of Philadelphia Youth Rights Guide

Juvenile Law Center – Know Your Rights Guide.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families, Child Welfare State Complaint Offices

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Statute

Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate

South Carolina

South Carolina State Statute

South Carolina Children and Youth in Foster Care Bill of Rights

Foster Parent Bill of Rights

South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Social Services, Constituent Liaison

Tennessee

Tennessee Independent Living Handbook

A Guide for Teens in Foster Care

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Texas

Texas Guide – Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care

Texas Foster Care Ombudsman

Office of Consumer Relations/Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Texas Foster Youth Justice Project

Utah

Utah Foster Youth Bill of Rights

Utah Office of Child Protection Ombudsman

Vermont

Normalcy Bill of Rights

Vermont Family Services Policy Manual

Vermont Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Virginia

Youth Rights Acknowledgement Form

Learn Your Rights – A Guide for Youth in Foster Care

Virginia Office of the Children’s Ombudsman

Right to File Report with Ombudsman

Washington

Washington Rights of Children and Youth in Foster Care

Washington State Office of the Family & Children’s Ombuds

Homeless Youth Handbook: Foster Care

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Statute

A Guide for Youth in Out-of-Home Care Placements in Wisconsin

A Teen’s Guide to the Child Welfare System in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Child Welfare State Complaint Offices

West Virginia

West Virginia Statute

West Virginia Foster Child Bill of Rights

West Virginia Foster Care Ombudsman

Wyoming

Rights for Wyoming Foster Youth

Wyoming Department of Family Services, Complaint Resolution/Ombudsman

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Statute

Puerto Rico Ombudsman – Ombudsman Gobierno de Puerto Rico