Local social services agencies have been directed by the secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Services to end the ...

Sep. 8—This year Haywood added over $1 million to its foster care budget, by far the biggest increase in county expenses, but the reason is anything but simple. The number of Haywood kids in foster ...

A Michigan program that makes sure foster care children have gifts for the holidays is putting out an urgent call for help.

Illinois 18-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee was tortured and, in May 2024, killed by her long-term foster parents. A year later, after the state issued criminal charges, it was revealed that Mackenzi had ...

HOW THE PROGRAMS HERE WORK TO SUPPORT THAT. DO THEY FEEL SAFE? DO THEY FEEL SAFE TO TELL US IF THEY’RE NOT FEELING SAFE? KEY QUESTIONS KELLY HUGHES AND HER TEAM AT FOSTER LOVE PROJECT KEEP TOP OF MIND ...

The need is especially critical for teenagers, LGBTQIA youth, sibling groups, and children with special needs. While the number of children entering foster care has decreased, the complexity of their ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Nebraska’s foster children spend an average of 20 months in foster care, with three family and school placements during that time. A Department of Education grant-funded, ...

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch has been providing a safe and welcoming space for foster youth to heal from abuse and neglect for ...

METV"> <:10 "THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW IS IF IF THEY EVER CONSIDERED BEING A FOSTER PARENT, NOW IS THE ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky man who spent most of his childhood in foster care has turned his experience into a mission to help other children, fostering more than 40 kids in just three years.