and how adoption and foster care require different mindsets. In the second part, birth parents shared what they wanted the public to know about the journey. In the final part, two adoptees ...

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 J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that aims to loosen up outdated requirements within the childcare welfare system.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 ...

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.

Ong-Nonis with his foster father, Gerard Nonis. Ong-Nonis is one of three former foster children who spoke to CNA Insider about how life in foster care shaped ... to skip the adoption formalities ...

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

I first learned about the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) database back in 2022, when reporters at ProPublica and NBC News used its data for a national reporting ...

Families who adopt children out of foster care in Indiana face potentially significant expenses that the state’s $2,000 ...

according to the latest data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. Some may see this number as a call to action and a reason to consider adoption, but not all adoptions go ...

according to Casey Family Programs — the nation’s largest foundation focused on foster care. “Currently, a permanency pathway under our system is adoption, but in order to get to adoption, you have to ...

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

Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other ...

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