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, ...

On a given day, 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care, with more than 100,000 children awaiting permanent homes. And while about a one-third of American adults consider fostering, ...

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

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

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

INDIANAPOLIS(WISH)-May is Foster Care Appreciation Month in Indiana, highlighting the urgent need for foster parents to support the 3,500 children in the state’s foster care system. The Villages of ...