A new consortium of private adoption agencies, led by the Maryland-based Barker Adoption Foundation, aims to increase ...

On a given day, 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care, with more than 100,000 children awaiting permanent homes. And while about a one-third of American adults consider fostering, ...

The DEB Project (Deserving, Enough, Beloved) provides foster families with essential resources, operating a “Foster Closet” ...

A new pilot study by University of Cincinnati researchers finds that foster caregivers across the U.S. need more accessible, ongoing and community-driven training. Government data shows that from 2014 ...

In the weeks after the brutal slaying of Emily Pike, the 14-year-old San Carlos Apache girl who went missing from a group home in Mesa, some child welfare experts say the system meant to protect ...

A long bridge”: Programs help foster care youth attend — and succeed at — college Jennifer Stanley grew up in the foster care ...

Bring a toy and grab a free bagel and cream cheese starting November 15! Bring a toy and grab a free bagel and cream cheese starting November 15 “We are honored to partner again with the Foster Care ...

Superior HealthPlan ("Superior"), a leading managed care organization in Texas and a Centene company (NYSE: CNC), has ...

Editor's note: This Christmas Wish story is the second part of a six-part series that highlights those who are served by United Way of Central Missouri's 26 partner agencies. Khi'Marria Marshall said ...

KANSAS CITY’S NEWS LEADER KMBC NINE NEWS. THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED AS A WAY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY’S MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS KIDS. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE KIDS STAY IN THE SYSTEM UNTIL ...