Measure to help relatives foster kids in state care signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get ...
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Lawmakers want to create $25 million adoption fund to remove financial obstacles for families
Families who adopt children out of foster care in Indiana face potentially significant expenses that the state’s $2,000 ...
New Illinois law loosens restrictions on relatives caring for foster children
One part of foster care and adoption is about to get easier. On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that aims to ...
Adoptive Mom Shares How a Child Adopted at Birth Can Experience 'Trauma'
Even when children are taken away from their mothers for good reasons, it can impact their development, says Lora Rose Buth.
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Care Agency to recruit foster carers as four children await a home
There are currently four children in need of a foster home, the Care Agency has said ahead of a recruitment event on Monday urging people to open their hearts and home to a child. Each of these four ...
Wendy’s raising funds to find children forever homes
Wendy’s in downtown Lansing is holding a donation drive to help benefit the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Dave Thomas ...
Is Olmsted County taking foster kids' Social Security?
I read recently that many counties in Minnesota keep the Social Security money that is sent to children in foster care. When the children reach 18 they leave foster care without resources for ...
Event raises donation to help Children's Aid Society support foster children
The Children's Aid Society received $400 from a local hotel to help them support children in the foster system. Park Inn by Radisson in West Middlesex held a New Year's Eve charity event Dec. 31 to ...