Ten-week-old Ethan Henderson is dead and his father, Gordon Collins-Faunce, stands accused of murdering him after a chilling confession to police. The Portland Press Herald reports: Collins-Faunce told police that he lost control and grabbed Ethan, squeezed his head and threw him into a chair so hard that his head snapped back, according to court […]

            If Bella had the power to change foster care, she knows just what she would do. “I would make social workers visit more, and really look into these homes when they are placing children,” she told Children’s Rights. Bella, who says she was “born into foster care,” has good […]

A 3-year-old disabled foster child is lucky to be alive after nearly drowning in a pool. New details show that the state may have left the boy in an unsafe foster home. A Bakersfield Californian columnist writes about this near-fatal tragedy: The fact that [Paul] was anywhere near that pool at all, however, is deeply […]

Advocates, lawyers and child welfare workers in Pennsylvania are saying that the state’s child abuse laws make it difficult to protect the kids they’re entrusted to help. The PhillyBurbs.com has more on this alarming situation: A bruised ear kept the Bucks County child welfare caseworker awake at night. The injury wasn’t to her, but rather […]

Vanessa Martinez died less than three months after being born and, according to the local Sheriff’s Department, her parents are to blame. However, Child Protective Services (CPS) may bear some of the responsibility in this tragedy as well. The TriValley Central reports: CPS confirmed to the Arizona Daily Star that there was a previous report […]

Children and families grappling with the foster care system often feel like no one is in their corner. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers can play a vital role in helping them navigate the system and life. The Advertiser tells the story of one former foster youth in Lafayette, Louisiana, who got the help he […]

Senate Bill 213 has been signed into law by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and with it, changes are in store for youth aging out of the state’s foster care system. Lex18 of NBC has more from Governor Beshear on what this bill means for Kentucky’s foster youth: “These are some of our most vulnerable kids […]

Yvette Winsor, 18, has been in Arizona’s foster care system since she was 2-years-old. Her journey through a system that can be “punitive, dispassionate and unfair” is eye-opening and tragic. The Arizona Republic has more on Yvette’s story: Yvette’s story spans 16 years and at least 18 placements, including one failed adoption, one near-adoption, two […]

Khalil Wimes spent much of his short life under the watch of the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS). However, the system that was supposed to protect him may carry some blame for his death at just six years old. The Philadelphia Inquirer has more: The Inquirer review found that, in the last eight months […]

Studies have shown that as few as 2.5 percent of former foster youth graduate from a four-year college. However, at Western Michigan University, the Seita Scholars program is going a long way toward helping some former foster youth reach their academic potential. Robin Erb of The Detroit Free Press has more: When Heather Nichols strolls […]