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 National Foster Care Month, and the NYS State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has launched a new peer support line to assist youth and young adults with involvement in the ...

What pastors need to know to turn ordinary faith into extraordinary care for the children ... If someone in your church is sensing a call to become a foster parent, there are many faith-based ...

Louisiana officially began efforts to extend foster care in 2018. At the time, proponents of the move and former foster youth shared gripping emotional testimonies and statistics with state ...

Foster care ... and Youth puts out a report that outlines the status of issues affecting children in Tennessee. Here’s what they reported in their latest edition. To stream WBIR on your phone ...

Whether you are simply curious about what foster care is like or you are seriously considering becoming a foster parent, these meetings are the perfect chance to get your questions answered ...

About 20% of people who turn 18 while in the foster care system are homeless as soon as they age out, according to the National Foster Youth Institute. It was one moment in a conversation that ...

About two dozen young adults who recently aged out of foster care now live there ... for former foster youth? Email me at hannah.mcdonald@newschannel5.com to share your story or connect about ...

O'Keefe said. "I still had people to rely on, but people from foster care don't have people to help them navigate." There are close to 8,200 children and youth in care per month, according to the ...

Only five counties in the state proved they directly notified foster care youth or their families that the county was taking the money. Local government agencies, however, argue they need the ...

Resources of Hope volunteer Tracy McQueen helps a youth in foster care pick out items of clothing Tuesday during the organization’s teen shopping spree at Kohl’s at Greenwood. The event ...

Casey Foundation. It’s the first of its kind to look at outcomes for youth in foster care ages 14 and up. But many times the teens have had such negative experiences in foster care that they ...