Youngkin signs legislation designed to encourage placement of children in foster care system with family members

New legislation signed recently by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin aims to help place children in foster care with relatives more frequently, a move that advocates say can improve the child welfare system and help kids achieve better outcomes. House Bill 27 and Senate Bill 39 create the Parental Child Safety Placement Program, codifying the practice of placing children with relatives and strengthening Virginia’s commitment to a “Kin First” child welfare system, according to Youngkin and other state officials. “Today, we celebrate a milestone more than a decade in the making,” Youngkin said in a statement. “An overwhelming collection of hearts...

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