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Big news for The Enay Foundation and the young people we serve.

We are grateful to share that The Enay Foundation has been awarded $50,000 through the inaugural National Foster Care Innovation Challenge, led by Flourish Fund in collaboration with Eagle Venture Fund and with support from Google.org and the Aviv Foundation. This work is certain to transform lives throughout South Georgia. We'll be connecting with partners and caregivers in some of Georgia's most underserved areas, and we expect to see a great harvest from it. James 3:17-18.

https://www.enayfoundation.org/post/the-enay-foundation-awarded-50-000-in-inaugural-innovation-challenge-to-strengthen-family-preservat

Youth in foster care often have a complicated relationship with the healthcare system. As of this writing, the Georgia Department of Human Services currently records 29,096 cases of child abuse, endangerment and neglect.

Foster families and group homes often see these children arrive with a poor history of medical and dental care, as many families implicated in these cases aim to avoid the trained eyes of community professionals. The system's response to the discovery of healthcare issues is usually swift and intentional, but hampered according the resources available in the vicinity of the child's placement (healthcare deserts in Georgia's rural areas often leave caregivers navigating a broadly scattered network of compatible healthcare providers). Nonetheless, finally, children receive needed care.

But foster care brings its own set of new challenges as well--sometimes the pendulum swings too far in this new ecosystem of sometimes competing interests with counselors, physicians, therapists, and more providing uncoordinated input. For instance, the data shows that youth in care become subject to psychotropic medication regimens at rates far beyond their peers, with a sharp drop off in all healthcare access after aging out.

We see opportunities for youth in care that the healthcare community is uniquely positioned to provide. Read more for background on our solutions, including everything from our training modules for caregivers, to The Enay Foundation's new pathway to healthcare support careers, helping youth earn cycle-breaking wages in high-demand opportunities. Partners like you help these ideas grow.

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The Healthcare-to-Foster Care Connection Youth in foster care often have a complicated relationship with the healthcare system. As of this writing, the Georgia Department of Human services currently records 29,096 cases of child abuse, endangerment and neglect. Foster families and group homes often see new children arrive with a poor histo...