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

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

Ten children who were on the radar of the Oregon Department of Human Services died in the first three months of 2025, triggering state investigations. That’s up from two in the same time period last ...

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.

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 ...

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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CASA programs across Oregon are at a critical crossroads after ... CASA of Lane County serves as a lifeline for vulnerable children in foster care, assisting around a thousand kids each year.

Adult Foster Care (AFC) provides a 24-hour living arrangement in a Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) contracted foster home for people who, because of physical, mental or emotional ...

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