Podcasts Government Across the States 20: Improving Safety for Foster Children w/ Gen Justice

20: Improving Safety for Foster Children w/ Gen Justice

Published: March 12, 2020, 1 p.m.

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Darcy Olsen, Founder and President of Gen Justice, sits down with Across the States host Dan Reynolds to discuss the organization\\u2019s work in improving safety for more than 35,000 foster children. Gen Justice seeks to give abused and abandoned foster children something they lack\\u2014an advocate and a voice. Gen Justice reforms include requiring kids to be quickly moved from government care to permanent homes and, in addition, the organization has built a network of attorneys to provide free legal help when bureaucratic failures trap kids in the foster system.

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Learn more about Gen Justice: www.genjustice.org

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