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

A conversation on the Senate floor on Monday pivoted from being about a measure requiring the state to provide luggage to ...

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

Gov. Brad Little signs a $23.2M bill to expand foster care services in Idaho. The bill funds 63 new positions and aims to ...

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

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

CASA programs across Oregon are at a critical crossroads after losing $1.7 million in federal funding, cut from the federal budget passed on March 14th. CASA of ...

CASA programs across Oregon are at a critical crossroads after losing $1.7 million in federal funding, cut from the federal budget passed on March 14th. CASA of ...

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When a 17-year-old placed in child welfare’s custody died last summer, Oregon officials investigated and issued a report. The goal of such a report is to identify systemic issues and prevent ...

"The primary reason for that decline is denials from the providers related to children that have needs around their aggression, "she said, adding children remaining in foster care in Oregon can have ...