Isabel's most recent foster dog was a blind, senior pup with several medical and behavioral concerns, but all she and her ...

When dogs from shelters are fostered in a home environment, they often need time to acclimate to their surroundings. Foster ...

The heartbreaking reality is that animal shelters are full of innocent, loving pets waiting patiently for their forever homes ...

Paula Hartley took in 9-day-old infant Baby AN after both of the child’s parents failed screenings for opioids, methamphetamines, benzodiazepines and marijuana in May 2019. Before the Georgia couple ...

As a social worker with Child Protective Services and a foster parent for 11 years, Silvia Zarate was familiar with the sensitive nature of investigations into allegations of abuse. But in 2020, she ...

Massachusetts dropped its gender identity mandate for foster care parents after Alliance Defending Freedom posed a legal ...

I'm the oldest of eight, with five foster siblings. There are pros and cons — I learned a scarcity mindset, but there's so ...

The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services is seeking compassionate individuals and families to become foster parents and help provide safe, supportive homes for children ...

A couple in their 70s who have been fostering children for more than 30 years say they have no plans to retire. Keith and ...

A lawsuit challenges New York’s system of disqualifying potential foster parents because of their criminal records. By Andy Newman When a Queens couple applied to be foster parents to their 2-year-old ...

Bureaucracy — no surprise — gets in the way of expanding the pool of volunteers. By Ginia Bellafante Over the past 15 years or so, Pedro Maldonado, Nigel Warren and Brieanna Hayes, all now in their ...

You know that saying, “Blood is thicker than water?” For a lot of people, that simply isn’t true, and family ties pale in ...