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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a law confirming that parents with anti-LGBTQ views are allowed to foster and adopt queer kids. The law comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule requiring LGBTQ foster kids to be placed in supportive environments.
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Just over half of Kentucky’s 120 counties, including Jefferson, need people to join the state’s Citizen Foster Care Review Boards.
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Capacity remains an issue, as Tennessee has closed facilities but opened no new ones.
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This year’s Kids Count County Data Book shows Kentucky has improved in some metrics, though there is still room for improvement.
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Trinitii Puente became a foster parent because she believes every child deserves to feel loved. It’s a lesson from her grandmother, who grew up in an…
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The Local Citizen Foster Care Review Boards will hosts meetings that are virtually open to the public to discuss how to improve the foster care system in…
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According to the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), there are approximately 450,000 children in the U.S. foster care system on any…
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Dozens of prospective foster parents gathered at Heartland Church in Paducah to hear the First Lady of Kentucky Glenna Bevin pitch “Uniting Kentucky,” an…
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Kentucky ranks 9th nationwide in the rate of foster kids living in group homes or institutions. And while the percentage of foster kids in group homes…
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Kentucky's Administrative Office of the Courts has announced details about five more public forums that are being held around the state in an effort to…