Trone-Garriott to press for foster care funding change in other states

Trone-Garriott to press for foster care funding change in other states

Governor Reynolds recently announced the state will help orphaned children in Iowa’s foster care system set up accounts for their Social Security Survivors benefits, so they’ll get that money when they turn 18 to pay for things like college or housing. State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democrat running in Iowa’s third congressional district, proposed […]

The cost of child welfare services has jumped in Georgia. A new panel is about to dig into why. - Now Georgia

State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, a Marietta Republican, is co-leading a legislative effort to investigate what is driving up the cost of child welfare services in Georgia. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder) ATLANTA, Ga. — Taking care of vulnerable children in Georgia has gotten a lot more expensive, and lawmakers are hoping to figure out why. “We’re trying to figure out what happened,” said state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, a Marietta Republican. “And unfort…

Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia’s Foster Care System to Hold First Meeting in Atlanta – Georgia House of Representatives

ATLANTA – The Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia’s Foster Care System, co-chaired by State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord) and State Senator Kay Kirkpatrick (R-Marietta), will hold its first meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 9 a.m. in room 307 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Ga. Created by … Continue reading "Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia’s Foster…

Third district candidate glad to see Iowa make foster care funding change, will press for other states to follow

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Reynolds recently announced the state will help orphaned children in Iowa’s foster care system set up accounts for their Social Security Survivors benefits, so they’ll get that money when they turn 18 to pay for things like college or housing. State Senator Sarah Trone-Garriott, the Democrat running in Iowa’s third congressional district, proposed this move over two years ago, but it was rejected by Senate Republicans. St…