INDIANAPOLIS — Right now, there are more than 400,000 kids in the U.S. who are in the foster care system. Every year, around ...

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

Dana sat quietly in her apartment; the soft hum of her white noise machine created a soothing backdrop. As a retired accountant, she cherished her alone time but sometimes felt she wanted more. With ...

Lutisha Handy of Waukegan would be the first to tell you that being a foster parent is not a walk in the park. “Every day isn’t a piece of cake, you have ups and downs, you cry sometimes,” she said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Children caught in turmoil - not of their making --- need a safe place to land. Foster parents are ones who step up while biological parents hopefully get the help they need. During ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — When people hear stories about foster and adoptive families opening their homes to children in need, one question often follows: What kind of support do they receive?

It's tough to be a teen in the foster care system. For many of them adoption is no longer an option, and they face aging out of the system without any support. A 2023 study of Colorado youth who age ...

You seek our opinion "on a matter important to all South Carolinians, especially those among us who are serving as foster parents to the over 4,500 South Carolina youths in foster care." Specifically, ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Senate File 2096 on Tuesday, which will change foster parent training requirements in Iowa. The goal of the law is to improve the foster care system and address Iowa's foster ...

Massachusetts officials reversed course last week on a policy requiring potential foster parents to affirm a foster child’s gender identity and sexual orientation in order to receive a license. The ...