As of today, some changes have been approved throughout the foster care system in Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine announced that all kids in foster homes will continue to be supported by the state even after turning 18. Once foster children turn 18, they are aged out of the system. Due to the effects of the […]
A local church taking a stand to help ensure that teenagers in need are not overlooked during the holiday season. Many children living in foster care struggle and many times older children are forgotten or overlooked. There are 775 teenagers living in foster care system in Franklin County. “There are a lot of people […]
A foundation named for one of America’s highest profile adopted children says its signature program has topped 1,000 successful adoptions from foster care in Ohio since the program started in 2004. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption says its Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program reached that mark in October. It estimates the program has saved Ohio […]
A school district in Pennsylvania immediately received backlash after warning parents their children could be removed from their homes and placed into foster care if the balances of overdue lunch bills are not paid. According to Fox News, the Wyoming Valley West School District in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, said about 1,000 student accounts owe a […]
As Ohio prepares for DeWine to swear in, the foster care system is already asking for help. Governor-elect Mike DeWine did a press conference on Tuesday to address key initiatives he wants his administration to tackle. Those include child services, especially foster care program. “I made a commitment during the campaign that we would increase […]
A teenage mother bounced from home-to-home but remained focused on earning her college degree. She credits the support from a college diversity program for her success.
Four brothers are now able to grow up together after two neighbors made the decision to adopt the boys to avoid splitting them apart.
Nebraska native Brandon Weathers was sentenced to serve between 100 and 160 years in prison for raping his foster child and claiming she impregnated herself with a syringe.
Nebraska native Brandon Weathers was sentenced to serve between 100 and 160 years in prison for raping his foster child and claiming she impregnated herself with a syringe.
A lawyer for the 16-year-old student at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina who was seen in a viral video being flipped over in her desk by a school resource officer, says the girl suffered injuries from the attack and lives in foster care.
