foster care

Notre Dame Alumni Association members will volunteer at the Center for Children and Young Adults in Marietta, an Atlanta suburb, the day before the College Football Playoff championship game.

Lacasa is partnering with Bashor Children's Home to build 11 units for youths who age out of foster care.

In Indiana, typical foster home placements and what are known as relative or kinship placements are offered different financial resources and supports. A listener in Lafayette wanted to know more about why there are differences in funding.

The legislation handles a range of topics, from how many children certain foster care facilities can serve, to the legal definition of a “relative” for placement.

A new statewide program aims to help hundreds of students in foster care determine how to achieve their post-high school goals.

The package would allow foster family homes to receive an extended license, create tax incentives to provide paid adoption leave, and expand the definition of “relative” for placement.

Legislation to address issues within Michigan’s adoption and foster care system passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday.

D.A. Blodgett - St. Johns says there's a severe shortage of beds available for emergency foster care. So now it's offering more incentives to attract volunteers.

The Michigan Child Welfare Improvement Task Force made a number of recommendations to address racial disparities in the state's foster care system.

The number of kids in Indiana foster care decreased in recent years, according to a new report from the Indiana Youth Institute, but advocates worry about racial disparities.