What we're concerned about most,” one child welfare advocate said, “is that it seems like the state is taking a hands-off ...

"The primary reason for that decline is denials from the providers related to children that have needs around their ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Senate approved a bill that significantly expands the rights of foster children in the state.

Others have noted that too many kids are lingering in emergency rooms and hotel rooms because there is a lack of appropriate health and foster care in Oregon. They blame the systemic failures on ...

A legislative hearing earlier this year highlighted that a child welfare watchdog doesn't have a ton of independence.

Valerie Conner hopes a couple dozen people will volunteer to serve as advocates for people living in assisted living or adult ...

In this screenshot taken from video from the Oregon state Legislature, Alexis Amorelli, the state's foster care ombudsman, sits next to Seth Lyon, the chief operating officer for the state's ...

Ten children who were on the radar of the Oregon Department of Human Services died in the first three months of 2025, ...

Across the country, efforts to stop foster care agencies from spending all the money before kids can use it themselves are gaining momentum. Arizona, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, and ...