The comment made to me the most by those who are not foster parents is: “I could not do what you do....
The House just passed legislation (which also has been introduced in the Senate) that aims to reduce the amount of time it...
Cook County now has a pilot program for dual status youth. It’s an intensive wraparound program with up to 30 hours a...
Subject: LGBTQ Youth, Foster Care, Child/Youth Welfare, Safety | Deadline: May 17, 2016
"With all the obstacles you faced while you were in foster care, what motivates you to move forward in life?" Brittany Myers,...
Orphanages are not cruel institutions as so many people think. It is a home where children have opportunities to be loved and...
The last fight between my mother and stepfather was severe enough to get them both arrested. With nowhere else to go, we...
Summit Trail is an residential complex in Atlanta for teenagers transitioning out of foster care. Founded by the CHRIS Kids program, Summit...
“Somebody might get discovered tonight! I may have a record deal for you!” joked Georgia Rep. Erica Thomas, 28, at a communal...
Twenty years ago, when the foster care system in Illinois was at its worst, with 50,000 children trapped in foster care, an...
Summer residency program and year-round support helps high school kids from unstable homes achieve college success.
Children involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems face countless barriers to educational success. Our historic failure to address these...
Once I entered the foster care system, I was no longer this happy little girl who hid all of her secrets. I...
I have attended several funerals during my lifetime. At one, when I was still in high school, I remember watching the mother...
Social workers “look at the delinquency system as having the power to control these [foster] kids. And the control is they get...
Policy and programs can remove obstacles to college for youth experiencing homelessness and foster care
Semaj Clark is a determined young man. The Los Angeles teenager’s steadfastness helped him emerge from a childhood punctuated by a string...
My favorite memory from this past holiday season has to be Thanksgiving dinner with two of my former foster kids. They spent...
WASHINGTON — A proposed bill aims to give former foster youth a financial boost as they transition into adulthood.
Michael Nash’s 30-year career as a jurist has mostly been focused on trying to make life better for Los Angeles County’s children....