More than 350,000 American kids are now wards of the state — that means the government has assumed the parental role for ...

Foster care providers are begging the California Legislature to set aside $47 million to avoid a total collapse of the state’s foster system.

A pair of sick foster parents allegedly beat their 3-year-old “special needs” foster daughter to death after meting out months of abuse because the girl would cry and take too long to chew her ...

Elisia Manuel knew she wanted children, but along the way, the became an advocate for Native foster kids.

With so many kids entering the system each year, one local nonprofit is exercising its mission to connect children with stable and loving homes, whether that's in foster care or through adoption. Dr.

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 ...

Kelly Delacruz and her partner, Robert Shaw, with three of their six biological children, Emily, Tucker and Corbin. Delacruz said it’s a family decision when it comes times to take in foster kids.

Texas Health and Human Services is recruiting volunteers for its Foster Grandparent program, which connects older Texans with children in need of one-on-one emotional support, mentoring and tutoring.

She was a foster kid sent out of state. Now, she reflects on lawmakers changing the law to allow other children to be sent across state lines.

Funding shortfalls and too few foster homes are straining the state's group home system, leaving tribes to seek other solutions.

Cedars Youth Services said that they had referrals for 400 foster care kids needing placements in April.

(Mass Appeal) – Children who have experienced foster care often face homelessness, a lack of education, challenge in finding employment, and a poor general well-being due to the instability o… ...