foster care

In a statewide effort to safeguard children, photos of children in foster care who are available for adoption will no longer be publicly available. A new law adds extra privacy layers.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation released a data brief focusing on those older foster youth, especially as they prepare to transitioned to living on their own.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that will make more former foster youth eligible for tuition waivers at public colleges and universities, and increase monthly stipends for some relatives who become foster caregivers.

When kids are in the foster care system, it can sometimes feel like major decisions about their lives are happening without consideration for their input. Lawmakers are looking into a plan to change that, by appointing lawyers to represent the children in many of those cases.

Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez discusses COVID relief, immigration and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Plus, a new study finds a major drop in children entering Florida's foster care system during the pandemic. And a gym owner gets creative during COVID, renting equipment out to his customers.

Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez discusses COVID relief, immigration and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Plus, a new study finds a major drop in children entering Florida's foster care system during the pandemic. And a gym owner gets creative during COVID, renting equipment out to his customers.

The move from keeping troubled families intact to placing the children in foster homes hasn't worked as advocates had hoped.

Other states have taken similar action to help those who are transitioning out of state custody during the health crisis.

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Should the identities of foster parents be kept secret? The Florida Coalition for Children is exploring the issue following a case in Miami where a...

Florida’s foster kid population is growing at an alarming rate. That’s part of what will be discussed during an upcoming webinar.