Latest Foster care News
States fail to track abuses in foster care facilities housing thousands of children, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report...
3-year-old drowns in Kansas pond after he was placed in temporary foster care
ANDOVER, Kan. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy wandered off and drowned after he was placed into temporary foster care with relatives at a rural Kansas home, authorities said Tuesday. The boy was reported missing Saturday from the home just outside of Andover, the Butler County Sheriff’s...
West Virginia's foster care system is losing another top official with commissioner's exit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's heavily burdened foster care system is losing another top official with the announcement Wednesday that Bureau of Social Services commissioner Jeffrey Pack will leave after nearly three years. Gov. Jim Justice said at his weekly news...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Gazette-Mail. June 4, 2024. Editorial: Manchin’s switch to independent gets a shrug Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he left the Democratic Party, switching his affiliation to independent, to very little public reaction or fanfare. Perhaps...
West Virginia's first ombudsman for state's heavily burdened foster care system resigns
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The first ombudsman of West Virginia's heavily burdened foster care system has resigned. Pamela Woodman-Kaehler’s resignation will take effect June 6, the state Department of Health announced in a statement. Woodman-Kaehler said she was “choosing to...
Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal. May 17, 2024. Editorial: Kansas taking a step in the right direction by giving youths in foster care more options Childhood is a precious time in our development. We only get one and you often can’t get it back. A time when we’re the most...
For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse's bank account was empty. The money had all been used by Missouri's...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. May 11, 2024. Editorial: Keep state budget focused on common sense Counterproposals from the Democratic-controlled Legislature include pragmatic improvements to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s original budget proposal. The focus of negotiations over the $80.9...
Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Dalton Daily Citizen. May 6, 2024. Editorial: Consider foster care In a perfect world, every child would have a home. It is not a perfect world. May is National Foster Care Month. Foster Care Month exists to raise awareness...
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Cullman Times. May 7, 2024. Editorial: May’s spotlight: Consider foster care In a perfect world, every child would have a home. It is not a perfect world. May is National Foster Care Month. Foster Care Month exists to...
