This is a kids’ win bill,” state Sen. Jamie Burger, a Republican from Benton who sponsored the legislation, said Tuesday.

An independent advocate seeking the best interest of a child in foster care can help to bring about solutions, writes Meghan ...

In 2024, 300 kids going through the foster care system shopped with The Hanger- a program offered through CASA of the Pikes Peak Region. The Hanger is a temporary ...

"When families come on our radar, we need the community to step in and wrap around those families. That's how things change," said Starla Abraham with DFPS.

The Carteret County Department of Social Services (DSS) has received a $6,100 donation from Jim Dandy Convenience Stores, ...

Two pieces of legislation in New York would end the common practice of giving foster youth trash bags to transport their ...

Lisa Henderson, a resident of Danville, has made a significant impact in the Bay Area by founding Set to Thrive, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping ...

It also includes provisions for legal representation for foster children, tax credits for youth programs and addressing childhood sexual abuse. The bill now moves to the House for consideration.

“Every minute, x kids enter the foster care program,” said Lisa Henderson. Set to Thrive collaborates with social service agencies and school districts in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties to ...

She was fostering three other children in her Berrien County home, but a Department of Child Services spokesman confirmed to the outlet that her foster parent license has been suspended and is ...

Missouri's social services agency would be prohibited from seizing Social Security benefits from foster kids under a bill ...