The series also unpacked the differences between adoption and foster care, both of which are steeped in ethical controversies that in recent years have prompted support by adoptees and others for ...

When a child in our foster homes is getting ready for adoption, Boys & Girls Homes social workers ask each child how they ...

On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that aims to loosen up outdated requirements within the childcare welfare system. Called the Kinship in Demand Act, social workers said this new law will ...