Even as Gov. Stein has vetoed some bills this session, he has celebrated the bipartisan bills he has decided to sign into law ...

The “Hope House” is the first of its kind in Rockford, providing a home for struggling teens in foster care. “Hope House is a ...

Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1983, The Lincoln Center for Family and ...

Family members who take in a relative's kids face unique challenges. Often, they do so without financial, educational and medical support.

The foster-care files contain only a brief note documenting Kramer’s death. “Call from Mr. Henkel, who says that Marcel died unexpectedly last night,” an employee at the youth-welfare office ...

May is Foster Care Awareness month.Child advocates from ChildNet in Palm Beach County tell us about the important role social workers play in a family's case.

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 ...

A foster parent is urging reforms in the local social services after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services intervened to overhaul child welfare services.

As a foster care and adoption counselor, Fraipont started the process of exploring “lost connections” – people who may have been in the child’s life whether an extended family member or a ...

Each year, over 20 thousand foster youth age out of care at 18 years old. While testifying before Congress, one former foster youth said, “When I graduated high school, the adults I relied on ...

Once Donahue was in foster care, her foster parent physically, verbally, and emotionally abused her, according to a 2021 lawsuit she filed. Donahue reported the abuse to her CUA social worker, who ...

Mar 12, 2025 Mar 12, 2025 Updated Mar 12, 2025 The foster care and adoption agency serving several East Texas counties opened a new office in Longview on Tuesday, and its leaders hope to partner ...