More than 350,000 American kids are now wards of the state — that means the government has assumed the parental role for ...

Reducing racial disparities in foster care might endanger Black children A case work supervisor for the Office of Children, Youth and Families in Allegheny County, Pa.

Foster care’s standardized methods don’t account for diverse backgrounds, which is especially detrimental to Black children. The system often misinterprets cultural differences as inadequacy ...

Many Black children in foster care are placed with families of a different race who may not be adequately trained, educated or supported to handle the unique challenges Black children face. This ...

“53 percent of Black children—and by extension their parents and families—will be investigated by child protective services…and 9.1 percent of Black children will experience foster care ...

Gotham Gazette: This month we read The Lost Children of Wilder by Nina Bernstein. The book is about foster care in New York City. It follows one family -- a woman who grew up in foster care and then ...

For Black children, having dolls that look like them reinforces a sense of belonging and self-acceptance, said Cora Hardy, executive director of Sacramento adoption and foster care agency Better ...

House Bill 5097, the Haircare Plan for Youth in Foster Care Act, represents a significant milestone in ensuring that Black children in foster care maintain a strong connection to their cultural ...

In such cases, foster care outside of the child’s family circle shouldn’t be the answer—by taking certain steps, we can prevent children in these situations from entering the traditional ...

For the foster family, there is a level of stress present with each new placement. Families that have been supporting children for a while may have supplies and clothing on hand, but they may not ...