Foster care articles
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Nearly all states take foster kids' federal benefits and use them to offset cost of foster care: Report
A disturbing report from the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law indicates that nearly all states routinely take federal benefits from children in the foster system and use those benefits to offset the cost of foster care.Like their counterparts who are not in the foster care system, some foster kids are entitled to receive federal money, including disability benefits associated with Social Security as well as survivor benefits associated with the Veterans'...
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Treehouse Runway 5k in Northampton to benefit children in foster care
Hundreds of runners will gather in Northampton Sunday morning for a fundraiser benefiting children in foster care.
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Event focuses on foster care needs in the Las Vegas valley
An event is scheduled on April 30 to spotlight foster care needs in the Las Vegas valley.