Kansas lawmakers may change the definition of neglect in the foster care system. Their goal is to clarify that poverty ...
Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act into law, allowing the Illinois Department of ...
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is intensifying its focus on child welfare with its upcoming budget request, ...
The Children and Family Services division inside the state’s Health and Human Services department has been working with ...
House Bill 1248 would give foster parents priority for CCDF, a program child welfare advocates say is needed for foster ...
Rep. Julie McGuire filed House Bill 1605, a massive bill that aims to reduce the amount of time children linger in foster ...
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 that point, it’s easy to see how for Sadie, the cycle might have continued. She signed away her parental rights, and her ...
Multiple senators have announced plans to introduce a bill that would protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination during the ...
This is a bill that was proposed last year as House Bill 580 and is now being reintroduced. While foster parents often receive a stipend, White said it can vary per county between $400 to $1200 a ...
The bill’s author said his goal is to instill pride for their country in young Americans. But the bill’s opponents say it ...