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Love and Luggage: Giving help to young adults aging out of foster care
That is where Love and Luggage rolls out the help, packing up items for young adults who are now too old for the foster care system. Sarah Otis is among the packers. She co-founded the group just four ...
‘Wards of the State’ is a devastating look at the foster care system
The Seattle Times spoke with Claudia Rowe about where the system has failed, how it might improve and what gives her hope.
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MD's Foster Care System Ranked Outside US Top 10, New Study Says: Here's Why
SmileHub released its 2025 list of States With the Best Foster Care Systems on Tuesday, April 29. The study analyzed every state using 19 key foster care metrics, from adoption timelines and high ...
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From foster care to Mesa County's largest FAMily
She was moved between at least seven states, attended five middle schools, spent the 10th grade unhoused and went through the foster care system twice. “We … came here to Grand Junction ...
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From foster care to author: Rockford native returns home to inspire next generation
“My dad went to prison when I was 13 and my mom was out the picture when I was seven, so I got thrown into the foster care system at a young age,” says Paladino. Growing up as a foster ...
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Foster care graduate shares journey of resilience and hope for future foster teens
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — On our Forever Family segments, we often talk about how hard it is for teenagers to turn 18 in the foster care system. This is the story of a young lady who just ...
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Open House Set In Littleton For Foster Care Month
LITTLETON, N.H. — In recognition of May as Foster Care Month, NFI North is hosting Coffee Talk at the Inkwell on Sunday, May 4. Angela Monahan, MSHCA, foster care program specialist for NFI ...
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Family demands answers after elderly patient walks out of adult care facility, found dead
SAN ANTONIO — A 69-year-old man, Jose Luis Martinez, was found dead on Gulfdale Street, approximately eight miles from Heavenly Hands Adult Day Center, where he was under care. Martinez ...
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Two-year-old girl marooned in foster care in U.S. after parents deported to countries 1,500 miles apart
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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2-year-old in US foster care after mom Yorely Bernal Inciarte, dad Maiker Espinoza Escalona deported to Venezuela, El Salvador
After being in a detention center for several months in Texas, Yorely Bernal Inciarte got the news she had been praying for: She was going to be deported back to her home country. But when she ...
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A Missouri teen spent her life in foster care. She’s fighting the state to keep her baby
Advocates criticize Missouri's foster care system for failing to support Hailey and her desire to parent, contrasting with the state's anti-abortion stance. CUBA, Mo. — Hailey cradled her cat ...