The Trump administration ordered a halt to most federal spending on social services, prompting quick lawsuits.

A new report finds many states end up giving back some of their funds from the federal Chafee program for older youth in foster care ...

Data released late last year revealed a record-high number of students who are homeless in New York City, driving calls for ...

Texas state Rep. Lacey Hull has sponsored a bill requiring the state’s child welfare agency to undertake “active efforts” to keep all families intact before removing a child into foster care. Photo by ...

Foster youth, caregivers and child-welfare professionals have been impacted by devastating wildfires in L.A. County.

Under current Georgia law, original birth records are “sealed and locked” once an adoption is finalized. A bill expected to ...

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Photo by APK, CC4.0. A well-known foster youth advocate appeared virtually in a Washington, D.C. criminal court today, after being arrested for ...

The Trump administration has abruptly cancelled a child welfare contract and removed several juvenile justice grants ...