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Alex J. Adams is the assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families. At the Administration for Children and Families, we are answering this call through “A Home for Every Child,” ...

Nacho was discovered wandering around an adoption center. It seems one good boy just needed a translator to find his forever home. Nacho the Chihuahua appeared shy and untrained and wouldn't respond ...

Reno teen Jason Martin said he hasn't had a good night’s sleep in over a year. The 19-year-old went into the foster care system when he was 7 or 8 and has lived in nearly a dozen foster and group ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Kadesha Stewart knew one thing her whole life. "I always wanted five children," said Stewart. She had a son, LaShawn. But that was it. In her heart and in her home in Tampa, she never ...

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of child sexual, physical, and mental abuse. For Ashley Miller, the hardest part about the sexual, physical, and mental abuse she suffered during her ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has agreed to pay $9 million to a woman who alleges that she was abused in her childhood foster home. The ...

Washington state to pay $9 million in foster care abuse settlement case DSHS failed to detect or act on abuse, missing visits and background checks Lawsuit shows gaps in oversight of foster placements ...

The state will pay $9 million to a Portland woman who said she was abused for years as a child in Washington’s foster care system, adding to the growing number of payouts related to sexual assault in ...

There’s plenty that busy families can do to support foster kids, and little things add up to make a big difference When school starts, most kids are worried about new clothes, friends, teachers. The ...

Illinois 18-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee was tortured and, in May 2024, killed by her long-term foster parents. A year later, after the state issued criminal charges, it was revealed that Mackenzi had ...

When foster youth act out, whether through tantrums, withdrawal, or defiance, society too often labels them as “problem kids.” Teachers may see them as disruptive, caregivers describe them as ...