West Virginia's Republican lawmakers came to Charleston on Jan. 14, 2026 and kicked off the annual 60-day legislative session ...

Court records show Santa Clara County kept employing and placing foster children with Dr. Patrick Clyne for years after ...

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Despite Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s focus on improving West Virginia’s troubled foster care system, data from the state’s ...

Last year, Mountain State Spotlight investigated the beleaguered system and found that overburdened case workers can mean kids getting few services offered to them once they are in the system, whether ...

A former police community support officer has said the "heart-breaking" task of taking vulnerable children to a police station opened his eyes to the strain on the care system. Chris, from West ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - For Hannah Knight, the desire to become a foster parent started in high school. One of her friends entered foster care, and it was hard for her to imagine other kids in the ...

MAYVILLE — The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services is seeking compassionate individuals and families to become foster parents and help provide safe, supportive homes for ...

The state of Massachusetts has eliminated an LGBTQ+ inclusive policy requiring that foster parents commit to affirming the gender identities and sexual orientations of the children in their care. The ...

Dana sat quietly in her apartment; the soft hum of her white noise machine created a soothing backdrop. As a retired accountant, she cherished her alone time but sometimes felt she wanted more. With ...

Massachusetts will no longer require prospective foster parents to affirm gender ideology in order to qualify for fostering children, with the move coming after a federal lawsuit from a religious ...

Alliance Defending Freedom said Dec. 17 that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ‘will no longer exclude Christian and other religious families from foster care’ because of their ...