The longer a child spends in care, the more anxiety the child may experience due to separation. Agencies need to place more emphasis upon permanency of family for a child.” — Dr. John DeGarmo ATLANTA, ...

A veteran of 15 years in child welfare, Penny Esser has never weathered a tougher climate for the work to which she’s so devoted — recruiting foster parents.

The recruiting arm of Oregon's foster care system is reporting the best success it's had since taking over the recruitment of foster families for Oregon's Child Welfare department. The nonprofit, The ...

Choosing which child welfare problem to prioritize funds for can be like a game of Whac-A-Mole for the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. The troubled agency recently struck $399,000 ...

Recent news reports have highlighted how some commercial fostering agencies owned by private and venture capital companies ...

Evergreen Life Services urgently seeks foster parents in Tennessee to provide essential stability and inclusion for children ...