GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and foster parents and social workers are sounding the alarm on the importance of it. The NC Chapel Hill Jordan Institute for Families ...

“Why are states stealing money from literal orphans?” That’s the question then-R Street fellow Shoshana Weissmann asked child welfare expert Maureen Flatley on a Federalist Society podcast earlier ...

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) works with families and communities to keep children safe from abuse and neglect. DCF social workers partner with caregivers to work 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.

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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Four Oaks Family and Children services has seen a spike in the need for foster parents as the group has gotten more referrals for children in need of a place to stay. ”To ...

CINCINNATI — October marks "Foster Youth Voice Month," and advocates are working to raise awareness and recruit as some agencies in the Tri-State experience a record low number of foster parents.

A pair of Christian couples in Massachusetts are suing the state, saying their rights were violated when they lost their foster licenses over their views on gender and sexuality. The couples — Audrey ...