Thrive” program helps young adults aging out of foster care build the life skills and support systems they may have never had ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Clean the fridge, take out the trash — all sound like simple tasks, but for youth at RISE Homes those tasks represent stability, structure, and a home, something they say they never ...

Aaron Whitlock grabbed a pair of fresh white Nikes to match the pink sweatshirt and acid-wash jeans laid out on his bed in his new apartment. Whitlock's senior year at Washington High School was a ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - When Ashley Campbell aged out of foster care, she had a baby, beds, and little else. “I had a couch, a bed for me, a bed for my daughter, and a small TV. And then just a few ...

Backpacks at a school serving foster youth in San Diego County. (Photo courtesy San Diego County Office of Education) As of last October, there are nearly 40,000 children in foster care in California, ...

Young adults exiting foster care are expected to become independent overnight and will struggle without the community support I was lucky to receive.

In the wake of the veto of House Bill 4730, a WVU student and former foster care youth talks about the challenges of aging ...