Jan. 17—EFFINGHAM — A majority of foster children in Effingham County are placed with relatives. However, many may be unlicensed and receive less financial support than licensed foster parents. A new ...

Discussions of foster care focus almost exclusively on the needs of the children entering — or lingering in — the foster care system. But every child has parents and a family, in some sense or another ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has historically grappled with the practice of kinship care, or placing children with relatives when they enter foster care. New legislation that will soon take effect seeks ...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial assistance, ...

When youth are excluded from decisions about their own lives, they learn their voices do not matter. When they are invited in ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Medill Illinois News Bureau for Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close ...

A new proposal could give kinship caregivers in West Virginia full foster care subsidies within 30 days of kids coming into their care.