The longer a child spends in care, the more anxiety the child may experience due to separation. Agencies need to place more emphasis upon permanency of family for a child.” — Dr. John DeGarmo ATLANTA, ...

For Hannah Knight, the desire to become a foster parent started in high school. One of her friends entered foster care, and ...

Two years ago, my husband and I welcomed our first foster child into our home. But the journey that led us there began long before that, when my husband was a foster child himself. Growing up, he ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Dakota News Now has launched a new monthly series called “Stronger Families” in ...

Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.

A new rule requiring parents to ‘support, respect, and affirm’ a child’s expressed gender identity is not necessary and has already caused some religious foster parents to leave the system. “You don’t ...

Foster parent Marge Flannery, left, is reunited her former foster daughter, Vita Durand, right, and Vita's son, Kyngston. Flannery, 85, of Fort Dodge, estimates she has helped well over 500 children ...