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 ...

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

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

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 bipartisan House bill has been introduced that would ease the path to housing vouchers for youth aging out of foster care ...

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 ...