May is National Foster Care Month. There are around 6,000 children in the foster care system in West Virginia.

Each year, over 20 thousand foster youth age out of care at 18 years old. While testifying before Congress, one former foster youth said, “When I graduated high school, the adults I relied on vanished ...

Families raise our children, pass down our values, and hold communities together, forming the foundation of a strong country. Yet, far too often, for reasons beyond their control, children and young ...

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

Muscatine is honoring the vital role foster families, youth advocates and child welfare partners play in strengthening the community as part of National Foster Care Month in May. Mayor Brad Bark ...

The number of kinship caregivers increased nearly 16 percent from 2023 to 2025, after the state began paying unlicensed ...