At their meeting Thursday the Hocking County commissioners voted to send a letter of recommendation to federal legislators, ...

Many assume that, after high school, foster youth have outgrown their need for stewardship and support. Not so, says Katie ...

Children coming into foster care often bring little with them, lacking basics such as clothing or toothbrushes or any of the comfort items of home. That’s where a community-based nonprofit has stepped ...

Jennifer McGarvin's C block (top photo) and E block Intro to Human Services classes at St. Johnsbury Academy are seen in May ...

When it isn't safe for children in foster care to go back to their birth family, foster parents can adopt the child in their care.

Funding shortfalls and too few foster homes are straining the state's group home system, leaving tribes to seek other ...

This story is true for many who age out of foster care. I am thankful that Bill 2030 passed recently. I argue that if we can increase how much foster parents ... at a time. Letters to the editor ...

Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that will protect the religious liberty of adoptive parents and foster parents on issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation. House lawmakers voted 87 ...

Some parent advocates report that such voluntary placements can allow kids to return home far more quickly than formal foster care. But parents report feeling coerced into accepting the agreements: ...

The 38-year-old became a foster parent about three years ago, and needed permission from the local authority to turn her experiences into a live show. "I was thinking: 'I hope they let me do this.

Following more than a year of incidents involving their children, Rockwood residents Nia James and Nyesha Ward, along with a group of other UGDSB parents, penned a public letter to education minister ...

Lincoln County prosecutor Mike Wood said Wednesday that the woman had been a foster or adoptive parent to around 200 children over a span of well over a decade. His office wrote in seeking a cash-only ...