The Texas foster care system is at a “breaking point”, says Democratic U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson. Poor salaries, widespread underfunding and legislative neglect have left the state with a dire shortage ...

More than 100 Michigan children per year who have been taken away from their families for abuse or neglect have to spend nights sleeping in short-term shelters or even in state department lobbies when ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A study released this week found that Kansas has not met the legal requirements to improve foster care instability. Local advocacy groups are pushing for the state to take ...

In Mid-Missouri, foster children outnumber the homes available for them. Because of that imbalance, some children are left bouncing between short-term placements and others are being sent to stay in ...