Before a law to reduce disproportionality in Minnesota’s foster care system takes full effect, an advisory council has issued ...

Lawmakers have sent SB 577 to the governor. It establishes new protections against sex abuse in county-run facilities and ...

California is investing in wraparound services for families to try to keep parents from relinquishing kids to foster care.

California’s plan includes extra money to pay for after-school enrichment activities like sports and arts programs that foster youth often miss out on. Photo by Adobe Stock. California lawmakers have ...

The Trump administration is encouraging child welfare agencies to expand use of algorithms to aid decision-making in abuse ...

Marking a major victory for parents rights advocates, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday night to end the long-standing yet controversial practice of accepting anonymous reports to the ...

Members of a state advisory council tasked with finding ways to reduce child poverty laid out four central goals at a Tuesday ...

SNAP is a stabilizing force for families. Delays, disruptions, and rigid administrative processes cause real harm, writes ...

New federal guidance is “important and potentially historic,” according to one longtime advocate for adopted children’s ...

Family First has failed to deliver on the vision to change foster care for the better, write Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Sarah ...