Multiple senators have announced plans to introduce a bill that would protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination during the adoption process. The bill, authored by Sen.

When Olivia Frausto was growing up with her father and sister in Martinsburg, sleeping on the floor and waking up to cockroaches scuttling on the walls, she remembers frequent visits ...

A new report finds many states end up giving back some of their funds from the federal Chafee program for older youth in foster care ...

Two North West entrepreneurs are sharing their stories of being fostered and adopted in a bid to boost dwindling adoption figures and change the narrative around children in care.

Standing in the way of a properly functioning CYFD: inadequate staffing, a lack of foster families, and lack of services for ...

Many seniors already face more challenges, like poverty and health conditions. When grandkids are placed in their care, those ...

The Trump administration ordered a halt to most federal spending on social services, prompting quick lawsuits.

The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is once again facing scrutiny after a court-appointed arbiter ruled ...

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is intensifying its focus on child welfare with its upcoming budget request, ...

After her son was grown, police would wake Judy Utley in the middle of the night and ask her to take in her two grandchildren ...

West Virginia's long-troubled foster care system will remain under federal scrutiny for an undetermined period of time, under ...

The report says six children temporarily housed at government buildings were under 10 years old, with the youngest being a ...