House Bill 1248 would give foster parents priority for CCDF, a program child welfare advocates say is needed for foster ...

Users who search for abortion information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website are now directed ...

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

A Wichita nonprofit is taking steps to improve foster parent retention, as there are over 5,500 kids in foster care ...

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

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

Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand Act, or KIND Act, at a ceremony at the Statehouse. The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first approach” ...

The legislation gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility to certify relatives to become foster parents. It also puts an obligation on DCFS to use a ...

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 J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that aims to loosen up outdated requirements within the childcare welfare system.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