Author Archives: Michael Piraino

Do the Country a Favor. Leave home.

By National CASA CEO Michael Piraino Fifty years ago this April, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. penned his now famous letter from a Birmingham jail.  It included the memorable line that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  … Continue reading

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The Presidential Candidate Scorecard on Children’s Issues

Children show up in presidential campaigns as photo-ops and rhetorical flourishes. Ask the candidates to speak up for the kids. Tell them an investment in kids is an investment in the future. Continue reading

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Unfair! What About Older Foster Youth and Their Families?

Data doesn’t have to lie to ignore the truth. In the case of the annual adoption and foster care report issued by the federal government, ignoring the full truth is unfair to foster youth. Continue reading

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Things Getting Better in Foster Care? Not So Fast!

Headlines recently proclaimed that the number of American children in foster care has dropped for the sixth straight year… Continue reading

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Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Beyond the Conversation

The child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State has sparked a nationwide conversation about how to recognize, report and prevent the sexual abuse of children. This is as it should be. Continue reading

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