May is Foster Care Awareness Month, dedicated to reminding every child that they are not alone and that their future can be ...

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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial assistance, ...

Illinois DCFS celebrates May as Foster Parent Appreciation Month, honoring foster families, kinship caregivers, and promoting ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Medill Illinois News Bureau for Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close ...

A new proposal could give kinship caregivers in West Virginia full foster care subsidies within 30 days of kids coming into their care. Kinship caregivers, often grandparents, take in kids on a moment ...

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 vanished ...

(DAILY JOURNAL) — Laughter and shrieks of joy echoed through the rooms inside the Center Grove-area house. Kids ranging in age from 1 to 6 years old bounded through the home of Jason and Whitney Small ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Throughout the month of May, WSLS is working to spotlight the need for foster families and challenge misconceptions about the system. Through a partnership with HopeTree Family Services ...

Oregon’s child welfare system, which previously yanked too many children from their homes, then gave some of them too little protection and care, has made measurable strides on key targets for child ...