KY’s ‘foster care gap’ puts too many kids in unsafe settings, auditor says

The report alleges systemic failures by state officials to provide proper care for children in nontraditional settings.
Yahoo

State OKs $465 million contract to expand placement of foster children

Gov. Wes Moore, left, and Comptroller Brooke Lierman at the Sept. 10, 2025, meeting of the Board of Public Works. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters) The Board of Public Works approved $465 ...
foxsanantonio

Judge's pivotal ruling gives voice to teen who has lived in hotels for 4 years in CPS care

San Antonio — SAN ANTONIO - A voice for the voiceless. With one decision, Judge Mary Lou Alvarez, who is known for standing up for the children known as CWOP kids, or children without placement, gave ...
The Telegraph

Councilors question PragerU and out-of-state child placement controversies

HAMPTON – Executive Councilors questioned top Health and Human Services officials about a recent report by the Office of Child Advocate criticizing DCYF’s placement of two boys in an out-of-state ...
Hoodline

Tennessee Lawmakers Push Plan To Lock Up Foster Kids Who Broke No Laws

SB1868 could send some foster youth to juvenile detention without criminal charges. Advocates call it a 'shadow juvenile ...
ABC15 Arizona

At one point this week, 30 children were housed at DCS' placement center

PHOENIX — Every week many Arizona foster parents receive an email from either the Director of Child Services or foster care providers asking if they have room for one more child. Arizona is facing a ...

Child placement agency expanding to Wichita Falls

As Texas continues to experience significant shortages of foster homes, a child placement agency has announced they will be ...