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What does it feel like to be removed from you parents’ home? From the ones who were supposed to protect you and keep you safe?PART ONEI want to introduce…
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State of Opportunity will air a documentary on foster care on Thursday, October 30. In the lead-up to Thursday we're publishing a series of articles that…
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State of Opportunity will air a documentary on foster care on Thursday, October 30. In the lead-up to Thursday, we're publishing a series of articles that…
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Earlier this week, President Obama signed a bill that could lead to major changes in the child welfare system.Arguably the most important part of the…
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If you missed the show, it's definitely worth your time. You can listen on an intimate but really informative conversation on young people heading toward…
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"It kind of makes you feel disposable, and that’s not a good feeling at all." That's how 22-year-old Jerry Caster describes his time in Michigan's foster…
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Rosslyn Bliss leads the way across a boardwalk on a five-acre piece of land on the north side of Grand Rapids to a one-story light-brown building. This…
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The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled a practice by the state's child welfare system is unconstitutional. Yesterday the State Supreme Court struck down a…
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Destin Daniel Cretton's film Short Term 12 (2013) brings to light a number of issues around kids in foster care. We've written here in the State of…
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My most recent radio story focused on some of the adults in the child welfare system. These adults, like the children involved, can feel lost and…