US EditionMelania Trump Joins Capitol Hill Push to Expand Foster Care Aid
She urged lawmakers to expand housing, education and training support as more than 23,000 children age out of foster care each year.
- On Wednesday, First Lady Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill to join House lawmakers in a roundtable discussion on legislation to update the nearly 30-year-old Chafee foster care program.
- The foster care system currently supports nearly 400,000 children but faces a critical shortage of licensed homes, with about 20,000 people aging out annually and facing increased risks of homelessness.
- Republican and Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced bipartisan bills to increase access to housing, education, and workforce training for foster youth ages 14 to 21.
- Last month, Trump spearheads the "Fostering the Future" initiative as part of her "Be Best" campaign, recently hosting a summit with counterparts from more than 40 countries on educational access.
- The first lady said she looks forward to working with Congress to "advance new legislation designed to protect and empower individuals," adding their shared mission is "to strengthen America's next generation.
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Melania Trump lobbies Congress for more resources, including grants, for foster kids: ‘A moral imperative’
First Lady Melania Trump marched on Capitol Hill Wednesday to advocate for more resources for foster children, particularly as they age out of the system and are left on their own.
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First lady Melania Trump returned to Capitol Hill this week to press lawmakers to move on a set of bills tied to her foster care initiative. At a roundtable with members of the House Ways and Means Committee, Trump framed the effort as an ethical obligation, saying that children in...
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1010 WCSIMelania Trump challenges Congress to make her foster care executive order permanent law: ‘Their birthright’
First lady Melania Trump delivered a plea to lawmakers on Wednesday, demanding “action over awareness” to secure the futures of America’s foster children by turning her recent executive action into permanent law. During a bipartisan congressional committee meeting, Trump outlined her vision to transform vulnerable youth into financially independent business owners, explaining the American dream should be “their birthright.” While describing the …
First lady Melania Trump advocates for U.S. foster care system improvements at House roundtable
On Capitol Hill, Melania Trump said youngsters in foster care face barriers to housing, transportation and education and other challenges outside the classroom that affect their academic performance. “We can close this gap,” she said.
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