SPRINGFIELD — Jeanette Byrd went from grandmother to guardian when the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Every week on KVUE, we feature a different child in the Texas foster care system, in hopes of helping them ...

WRAL's revealing new documentary, "Broken: Foster Care in North Carolina," premieres Thursday. The documentary exposes ...

On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that aims to loosen up outdated requirements within the childcare welfare system. Called the Kinship in Demand Act, social workers said this new law will ...

Change isn’t always easy, especially when you’re a teenager. It’s something Charles has become accustomed to over his three ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get ...

A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is now law in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a monumental bill into law Wednesday to require the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to prioritize placing children with their relatives.

At their February 3, 2025, meeting, the Alexander County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to move to a four-year ...

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This is the third year in a row the paid leave policy has been considered by lawmakers, but it's never made it to a floor vote in either chamber.

Wendy’s in downtown Lansing is holding a donation drive to help benefit the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Dave Thomas ...