Current Stories
Foster Forward Empowers Youth Through Mentorship
Children in foster care or youth who experience homelessness often endure many instabilities, especially in their transition into young adulthood. To assist foster youth, Foster Forward has been matching youth with mentors since 2005 to provide emotional support through tough battles with financial, housing, educational, and emotional insecurities. Launching off a successful mentor-to-adoption story, the SJN team emphasizes the importance of supporting youth, rather than leaving them to navigate the world by themselves.
Juvenile Hearing Boards Are Navigating Juvenile Justice With a New Approach
“This story is a part of the Solutions Journalism Network Media Challenge, where we report on mental health within the juvenile justice and foster care systems.” Currently, 30 out of 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island offer Juvenile Hearing Boards, an alternative to...