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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1d60abcb-1f1c-465e-a52b-c7298e76e9ee | Heitkamp Reinforces Need to Support ND Foster Care Families | 2015-11-14 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | BISMARCK, N.D. U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today reinforced the need to encourage and support foster families who open their homes to young people in need, helping them grow and thrive. Heitkamp spoke with a group of 220 North Dakota advocates, leaders, and foster family community members during the annual conference for PATH Inc. PATH is a service-focused organization built on offering foster families a responsive and ongoing network of support to make sure they have skills, training, and understanding to provide children with a safe and nurturing place to call home. Heitkamp underscored the importance of a healthy family environment, and spoke about the critical role the federal government can play in aiding foster families. Nurturing all of North Dakotas children is key to our states future but in some cases, our children lack the safety and comfort that a healthy family unit brings, said Heitkamp. Fortunately, the dedicated families and leaders at PATH are working to change that. PATH is connecting North Dakota foster families with the training and services necessary to create family environments that will help North Dakotas youngest grow up healthy and thrive. Its crucial that Congress supports this work and protects our nations children. Thats why Ill continue to push for greater investments in our nations foster families to support this selfless work, and encourage more families to answer the call of caring for our children. Heitkamp has long promoted the work of North Dakotas foster families, and has encouraged more families to care for young people in need. In March, Heitkamp reintroduced legislation to support the well-being of foster children by providing additional tax relief for current foster families, encouraging more Americans to consider offering safe homes to foster children across the country. The bill would also direct the federal government to do a better job reaching out to and educating current foster families about the financial benefits already available to them. Later in March of this year, Heitkamp helped reintroduce the bipartisan Tribal Adoption Parity Act with Republican Senator James Inhofe from Oklahoma. Introduced last year with retired Senator Tim Johnson from South Dakota, Heitkamps bill would allow tribal governments to designate children as having special needs just as states can enabling adoptive parents to claim the full adoption tax credit. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |