Children in NC face uncertainty as the foster care system struggles to provide stable homes. An investigation into North Carolina's foster care system reveals a stark crisis: 10,000 children competing ...

The latest audit of foster care in Kansas shows that while there were fewer kids in foster care in 2024, nearly double the number — 2,100 — do not have appropriate night-to-night or short-term ...

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 ...

We spoke to the Conley family, who said they discovered firsthand the profound impact of fostering when they welcomed their ...

I've spent over four decades in courtrooms watching an American tragedy continue to unfold. Children—some barely old enough to speak—face the traumas of abuse, neglect, removal from their natural ...

In Mid-Missouri, foster children outnumber the homes available for them. Because of that imbalance, some children are left bouncing between short-term placements and others are being sent to stay in ...

Amy can point out 19 houses where she grew up in her Mississippi hometown. That tally doesn’t include the places in other cities and states where child welfare workers took her to live. Driving around ...

Before we meet the people, let’s look at the big picture: what is foster care, and how does it work in our state? Foster care is a safety net for children who can’t safely stay in their homes. When ...

Group homes for troubled teens can serve a purpose, but in the wake of Emily Pike's disappearance and death, many advocates say the system needs reforms. Some Arizona tribes are finding new challenges ...

Illinois 18-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee was tortured and, in May 2024, killed by her long-term foster parents. A year later, after the state issued criminal charges, it was revealed that Mackenzi had ...