Investing in programs that support foster youth, doesn't just impact individual lives; it helps to create a stronger, more ...

Through the Children's Home Network called 'CHANCE,' foster parents go through a special course to help them raise children ...

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

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, a new law aimed at helping grandparents and other ...

Belmont Innovation Labs partnered with Every Child Tennessee to study the challenges facing foster youth transitioning to ...

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 ...

Sunny is a student organization at the University of Michigan working to enrich the lives of foster children and raise ...

North Carolina's children spend years in the foster care system, many bouncing from home to home to home. Lawyers want the ...

New groundbreaking legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker will now allow the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services to place foster kids ...

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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 ...

Alabama is struggling to keep foster care caseworkers on the job. The state reports a turnover rate of 50%in 2024. Why does ...