‘Turning pain into a purpose’: Southern Utah woman opens up about surviving abuse and moving through the foster care system

At just 12 years old, Sherry Syson made a decision that changed everything, one that forced her to grow up fast and fight for ...

New housing to open in DeKalb County for people aging out of foster care

According to Wellroot Family Services, one of the oldest child welfare organizations, there are more than 11,000 kids in the ...
KMBC Kansas City

KMBC 9 Investigates: Local business providing jobs, support for foster care kids who have aged out of the system

KANSAS CITY’S NEWS LEADER KMBC NINE NEWS. THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED AS A WAY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY’S MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS KIDS. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE KIDS STAY IN THE SYSTEM UNTIL ...
WSB Radio

Renovated transitional living community for young adults aging out of foster system opens

DECATUR, GA — A newly renovated transitional living community for youths aging out of foster care celebrates its grand ...
WBIW

Foster Success awarded $400,000 Springboard Prize for Child Welfare to expand credit build program

Foster Success has been awarded a $400,000 Springboard Prize for Child Welfare to expand its innovative Credit Build Program, ...

Fewer foster kids needing placement, AI helping to manage social work tasks

Family Support Services is using Binti, software that can make it easier for case workers to do their jobs and manage the workloads.
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Garfield County to no longer manage local foster care system, transitions foster homes to private agency

After decades of managing the local foster care system, Garfield County is stepping back and transitioning local foster homes to private foster care licensing and child placement agencies. Child, ...

West Virginia House Judiciary Committee hears two bills about foster care system

Two bills were introduced into the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee Friday morning relating to the foster care system.