After her own difficulties as a foster kid, Carla Crayton has vowed to make sure other children don't have the same ...

In the United States, more than 390,000 children are currently in foster care. Each year, between 19,000 and 30,000 youth “age out” of the system without permanent families or lifelong supports. The ...

Matt Peiffer’s story is especially sad, but, he says, not unlike those of other children who end up in the foster system.

When Deanna Terry aged out of foster care, there was no one to guide her…and she felt forgotten. Now, she's devoted her life ...

"Just get started if you feel you have a heart to do it. It's going to be hard, but it's going to be worth it, and that's ...

In the weeks after the brutal slaying of Emily Pike, the 14-year-old San Carlos Apache girl who went missing from a group home in Mesa, some child welfare experts say the system meant to protect ...

From a young age, children should learn to value what others are feeling. “Our kids need to appreciate other people’s ...

Over 123 million people were “forcibly displaced” around the world by the beginning of this year, according to the United ...

Foster parent Marge Flannery, left, is reunited her former foster daughter, Vita Durand, right, and Vita's son, Kyngston. Flannery, 85, of Fort Dodge, estimates she has helped well over 500 children ...