The Imprint

01/02/2026

In this episode of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, Maddy Day describes her recent work on developing an estimate of how many former foster youth graduate from a four year college. Click the link below for the full episode.

https://imprintnews.org/podcast/college-stability-homelessness-foster-care-maddy-day

01/01/2026

Top stories of 2025: Jeremy Loudenback reported on a foster youth advocate who now sits at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, swept up in Trump’s immigration dragnet.

Jeremy Loudenback reports on a foster youth advocate who now sits at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, swept up in Trump’s immigration dragnet.

12/31/2025

Maddy Day discusses how most of the education policy on foster care is directed at the child welfare system and not the schools.
Listen to the full Imprint Weekly Podcast episode now: https://safecampaudio.org/episode/college-stability-after-homelessness-or-foster-care-with-maddy-day/

12/31/2025

As always, we were fortunate to have some amazing guests join us this year on The Imprint Weekly Podcast. In this episode we feature clips of 12 great interviews from 2025.

We revisit 12 conversations from some of the best interviews featured in 2025 on The Imprint Weekly Podcast

12/30/2025

In 2025, Imprint reporters looked into voluntary relinquishments: when parents feel out of options for their children's mental health needs.

In 2025, Imprint reporters looked into voluntary relinquishments: when parents feel out of options for children's mental health needs .

12/30/2025

Crisis Confidential: The first time a grandmother told us she was afraid to ask for help, it was not because she did not need it.

In this column, Sarah Winograd reflects lessons learned about building a prevention model alongside families and communities

12/29/2025

Maddy Day talks about how early burnout as a child welfare worker led her focus on education policy.

Click the link below to listen to more of this discussion on The Imprint Weekly Podcast.
https://imprintnews.org/podcast/college-stability-homelessness-foster-care-maddy-day

12/27/2025

Top stories of 2025: Reporter Jeremy Loudenback documented the dramatic decline of foster care entries in the largest local child welfare system in the country.

Reporter Jeremy Loudenback documented the dramatic decline of foster care entries in the largest local child welfare system in the country.

12/26/2025

Marking a major victory for parents rights advocates, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday night to end the long-standing yet controversial practice of accepting anonymous reports to the state’s child abuse and neglect hotline.

New York has joined Texas as the only two states to ban anonymous reporting of child maltreatment concerns

12/26/2025

Top stories of 2025: Trump’s second term led with an effort to dramatically cut spending viewed as wasteful or unaligned with his priorities.

Trump’s second term led with an effort to dramatically cut spending viewed as wasteful or unaligned with his priorities.

12/25/2025

Top stories of 2025: In 2025, Indigenous Child and Families Reporter Nancy Marie Spears examined Indigenous experiences with child welfare systems.

In 2025, Indigenous Child and Families Reporter Nancy Marie Spears examined Indigenous experiences with child welfare systems.

12/25/2025

Opinion: What if Foster Care Review Boards could become what they were meant to be: a community voice for families?

What if Foster Care Review Boards could become what they were meant to be: a community voice for families?