Emma Patterson and her husband split in the ‘80s, leaving her with the only career she knew: caring for kids. “I had been married quite a long time, and I was sort of trying to find my way because I ...

When children enter foster care, they are often carrying the trauma of whatever led to their placement with a county children services office, and the trauma of being separated from the life they knew ...

SAN DIEGO — Chris Umphlett and his family worked in small ways to help the 12-year-old girl from Honduras — who barely uttered a word when she arrived after crossing the Mexican border alone — feel ...

When my daughter was 16 and was offered a job as a lifeguard, her boss told her she’d need to have her own bank account in order to be paid. No one gets checks anymore, just direct deposit. So I took ...

Harford County community group, Fostering Christmas, works to fulfill Christmas lists for foster kids and vulnerable adults in the area.

A Pasco County organization that helps kids in foster care is undertaking a new project to make sure kids need are taken care of and have a safe place to go. “We give them whatever they need to keep ...

MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Matthew and Abby Olmstead’s background as paramedics led to their desire to begin fostering kids in 2015. “We had seen the other side of foster care, we've seen the ...

Emma Patterson and her husband split in the ‘80s, leaving her with the only career she knew: caring for kids. “I had been married quite a long time, and I was sort of trying to find my way because I ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Chris Umphlett and his family worked in small ways to help the 12-year-old girl from Honduras — who barely uttered a word when she arrived after crossing the Mexican border alone ...

Emma Patterson and her husband split in the ‘80s, leaving her with the only career she knew: caring for kids. “I had been married quite a long time, and I was sort of trying to find my way because I ...