Illinois 18-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee was tortured and, in May 2024, killed by her long-term foster parents. A year later, after the state issued criminal charges, it was revealed that Mackenzi had ...

Here’s a look at the CHOP program helping foster families deal with children’s past trauma and mental health struggles.

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — For weeks, we’ve had questions and concerns about a series of troubling situations involving kids in our state’s custody. The most recent was the death of a 10-month-old baby in ...

Parents want to raise kids who care about other people’s feelings and who have an inner moral compass. Of course, that’s much easier said than done. From a young age, children should learn to value ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been just over a year since the hardest day of Yani Molina’s life. On March 27, 2024, Yani got a phone call from the Brunswick County Department of Social Services. Her ...

Research shows that early kinship care can reduce trauma, but neither research nor the law supports disrupting an established ...

Over the last 18 years, Mair Wilson and her husband Roy have been long-term foster carers welcoming 13 children with complex ...

Separation from a parent is one of the hardest losses a child can face. Whether the cause is divorce, custody transitions, foster care, illness, death, incarceration, or other family changes, the ...

Tomorrow is one of the most important days of the year at KIRO Newsradio. It’s our annual fundraiser for Treehouse, an organization that supports foster kids across Washington. I need to tell you ...

HOW THE PROGRAMS HERE WORK TO SUPPORT THAT. DO THEY FEEL SAFE? DO THEY FEEL SAFE TO TELL US IF THEY’RE NOT FEELING SAFE? KEY QUESTIONS KELLY HUGHES AND HER TEAM AT FOSTER LOVE PROJECT KEEP TOP OF MIND ...