May is Foster Care Awareness Month, a time to recognize children in care and the families and communities who support them. For the Chickasaw Nation, support extends beyond providing safe, temporary ...

Illinois DCFS celebrates May as Foster Parent Appreciation Month, honoring foster families, kinship caregivers, and promoting ...

Speakers engage in a panel discussion at the "Faces of Foster Care" event at Entrata in Lehi on Thursday, May 1, 2025. As Utah Foster Care looks to continue highlighting the need for families who are ...

During Black History Month, we celebrate the many current and historic accomplishments and contributions of African Americans, but it is important to acknowledge the injustices and inequalities that ...

Throughout my career, I've witnessed the transformative power of institutions to shape individual lives and transform communities. Today, as president of Belmont University, I find myself ...

Child welfare agencies in Maryland and throughout the U.S. have long recognized that children who enter the foster care system usually benefit from placement within their family of origin whenever ...

Editor's Note: This column was co-authored by Mike Watkins. The National Council for Adoption's latest report reveals a disappointing reality—our foster care and adoption system is collapsing, failing ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - One part of foster care and adoption is about to get easier. On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill ...

SAN ANTONIO – According to the Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services, there were over 17,000 children in the Texas foster care system in 2024. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ...