For years, agencies believed only 3% of foster youth graduated from college. New research finds the rate is much higher, but ...

In the first piece in The Long Way Home series, Ángela Banks explores the obstacles that aging out stacks on for foster youth ...

Parents who have survived domestic violence as adults or as children have a lot to add to child welfare discourse. We should ...

Lawmakers passed a package of bills to protect residents from the Trump Administration’s aggressive use of deportation and ...

This pushed her to really get involved in youth leadership, advisory work and programs like AmeriCorp where Lee has been able ...

Mi Escuelita in San DIego offers students on-site mental health services and a safe space where children can learn and heal.

Brenna Huna was in the system from ages 11 to 17. Huna loves writing and making art. Helping other foster youth has been something Huna has been wanting to get into so that Huna can make real changes.

Evin Winkelman Richardson is a researcher at the University of Georgia’s Department of Human Development and Family Science. Provided photo. Evin Winkelman Richardson knew she wanted to dedicate her ...

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare head Alex Adams at his Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination to head the Administration for Children and Families. Still from U.S. Senate video. Update ...

This article is published in partnership with Foster Advocates. Imagine only knowing what you’ve been told, filtered through incomplete memories and unfamiliar faces, while the real story of your life ...

There are thousands of youth in state foster care — and many more around the globe — who remain in need of permanent homes. And estimates suggest that 37% of American adults have considered adopting a ...