U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia. Martinez lost custody of her six daughters in early 2018, after she became homeless and sought help from Georgia’s child welfare agency. Since 2019, she has ...

Foster care maintenance payments are a significant form of ongoing financial assistance. In circumstances where the Department of Children's Services (DCS) is involved, becoming a licensed foster ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's foster parents, who receive some of the lowest government subsidies in the nation, soon could be getting a raise. The state's basic foster care payments now range ...

More than 1,600 families in Missouri will feel the effects this week of legislation that cuts at least 25 percent from payments to participants in the Grandparents as Foster Parents program. Cape ...

Foster carers in Victoria say sudden allowance reductions for children with complex needs have left them feeling "undervalued ...