The mom of a child who died in a Philadelphia foster home is suing two child welfare agencies for placing the boy in what she says was a crowded home. Sharee Collins told CBS News Philadelphia that ...

The state of Massachusetts has revoked the foster license of a couple who refused to commit to creating an affirming environment for LGBTQ+ youth who might come into their care. Lydia and Heath Marvin ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Kadesha Stewart knew one thing her whole life. "I always wanted five children," said Stewart. She had a son, LaShawn. But that was it. In her heart and in her home in Tampa, she never ...

Demand for home-based, long-term care is expected to rise more than 50 percent by 2040 as the nation’s veteran population continues to age. The vulnerable veteran population is estimated to increase ...

ROCHESTER — Tyler Kolander and Izzy Waite love dogs. The husband and wife duo has a pair of cats, too, a fluffy boy named Dusty who lived under a shed near their old townhouse then followed them to ...

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is looking for foster families to help care for more than 1,400 animals currently in their shelter. THE PRODUCTS FOR A REFUND. WELL, RIGHT NOW, THE ANIMAL RESCUE ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has agreed to pay $9 million to a woman who alleges that she was abused in her childhood foster home. The ...

Ashley Miller is shown in a photograph from her 7th grade yearbook, when she attended Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma, now known as Hilltop Heritage Middle School. Washington state has agreed to pay ...

Washington state to pay $9 million in foster care abuse settlement case DSHS failed to detect or act on abuse, missing visits and background checks Lawsuit shows gaps in oversight of foster placements ...

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A legislative audit revealing a convicted child sex predator working in Maryland’s foster care homes, as well as other sex offenders living at the same addresses as vulnerable youth in Maryland’s ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Humane Society is calling all kitten caregivers to help foster over 60 kittens still looking for temporary homes. The shelter says many of these little ones are ...