Foster kid

A year and a half after L.A. County closed down its 24-hour "welcome centers" for foster youth with nowhere else to go, the temporary shelters that replaced them fall short of a long-term solution for placing teens in permanent homes.

A series of touching images show children holding chalkboards stating how many years they have been in foster care. One child had to wait nearly seven years before being adopted

A unique perspective and encouragement for foster families from a former foster child turned foster mom. God has a heart for the orphaned.

Single mom fosters 13 boys and adopts teenage son from foster care. Read more.

National Foster Care Month may be coming to an end, current and former foster children will always need our help. Here, a former foster youth tells us how we can get started.

Aborted Babies and the Risk of Doing Nothing – The Gospel Coalition Blog

A year ago, Oregon child welfare leaders signed a court settlement promising to stop housing vulnerable foster children in hotels, state offices and juvenile detention centers instead of with families. Since the settlement, the state has placed dramatically more children and teens in institutional settings including repurposed juvenile jails.

A recent policy shift in the handling of federal benefits for foster children is causing a stir across the United States. States have long managed these benefits, but concerns over inconsistent oversight have prompted the federal government to step in. With approximately 440,000 children in foster care nationwide, the need for a more uniform approach is evident. Lawmakers and advocates are pushing for standardized policies to ensure that foster children receive the necessary support. This…

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