This article has been updated to clarify in the headline that WIC is currently not set to pause on Nov. 1., although there ...

It’s that time of the year! Indiana-based nonprofit Foster Success is launching its annual FriendsGiving awareness and ...

A new state law contributed to a 40% rise in foster care placements with neighbors, family friends and teachers ...

“If we find that our standards for care were not met, we will hold our contractors accountable.” This is part of a statement from Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) in response to the death ...

SAN ANTONIO – According to the Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services, there were over 17,000 children in the Texas foster care system in 2024. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ...

Maryland lawmakers and advocates are pushing for change after a teen from Prince George’s County died while in state foster care. She was found dead in a Baltimore hotel where she was being housed ...

Children in care who experience frequent changes in care placements are more than twice as likely to experience mental health problems, according to new research led by the University of Bath in the ...

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 ...

The death of a 16-year-old foster girl in a Baltimore hotel earlier this week was not just tragic, but sadly predictable, say child advocates. “We don’t know what happened in this case, but years of ...

Attorneys representing Kansas foster care children in a years-long court settlement say new data has them fearing the troubled state system is only getting worse for some kids. For years, they say ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When she was dealing with one of the greatest challenges of her life, a woman was left with a question. What would happen to a constant companion during the time she needed ...