For the second year, Minnesota lawmakers have failed to pass legislation that would have enshrined dozens of rights for the ...

Making capacity-building funds a part of philanthropic and government grants key to building impactful, resilient community ...

Every year, thousands of young people leave foster care with no stable housing, no financial cushion, and no adult they can ...

A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit by a father who alleges the child welfare agency violated his family’s ...

Rick Jackson, the Georgia billionaire who trumpeted his childhood in foster care, is now in a runoff for the Republican ...

Under the newly signed Youth Charging Reform Act, children under age 16 will not be automatically charged in adult court, ...

The state is the latest to eliminate policies requiring foster parents to affirm youths’ sexual orientation and gender identity amid legal pressure. Lawsuit plaintiffs Jennifer and Shane DeGross.

Rosa Alvarez with her husband, Michael, their children and grandchildren. Provided photo. This is what growing up in a foster home on an Arizona reservation gave Rosa Soto Alvarez: family road trips ...

A group of four legislators have introduced a bill that would make it easier for youth in foster care to be eligible for and connect with federal housing vouchers. The Housing Opportunities for Moving ...

New data shows racial disparities in who passes the standardized test to become a licensed social worker in the U.S. Illustration by Christine Ongjoco. Kathy Elisca Clermont is on the cusp of becoming ...

The Trump Administration’s latest cost-cutting blitz has eliminated millions of dollars in funding for the nonprofit overseeing popular volunteer programs that match Court-Appointed Special Advocates ...