MIAMI (AP) -- For decades, it was common for officials around the country to approve foster parents by room and board criteria: Did they pass a background check? Is their home clean? Are their dogs ...

I have six sewing machines, so everybody has a job. If they don't want to sew, they can cut out the diapers or tie the quilts.” The majority of the material they receive comes from donations.

COLUMBIA — While most people celebrate the days after Thanksgiving shopping for deals, Beth Greimann plans to spend hers hunkered over a sewing machine. As part of a "give-back" program, Appletree ...

For a child in the foster care system, feeling safe and secure is no small thing – neither is knowing that someone cares. Linda Peterson of Nampa is a foster mom who recently came out of “retirement.” ...

A small group of men incarcerated at a prison in southern Missouri is working toward a common goal: creating personalized quilts for every child in the Texas County foster care system. Every so often, ...

Carol Punske is preparing for one of the most important days of the year for children in the foster care system: the Bags for Kids Sew-A-Thon to benefit Aviva Children’s Services. A tradition 25 years ...

Donna Pearson started making quilts for those in need when her granddaughter attended mission trips in high school. Flash-forward to present day, Pearson is still regularly crafting dresses, diapers ...