WBIW

Foster Success awarded $400,000 Springboard Prize for Child Welfare to expand credit build program

Foster Success has been awarded a $400,000 Springboard Prize for Child Welfare to expand its innovative Credit Build Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to ...
EdSource

Former foster youth often struggle to get through college. Here's how some programs help

Young people who’ve been in the foster care system often struggle to get to and through college. Some studies show that programs designed just for supporting these students — with scholarships, ...
Billy Penn

“A long bridge”: These programs can help foster care youth attend — and succeed at — college

Foster care youth are oftentimes less likely to receive an education beyond high school than their peers. These Pa. programs ...
WAFB

Foster care programs experiencing shortage of foster homes

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There is a critical shortage of foster homes in the state of Louisiana, but for some groups of kids, finding homes is even more difficult. “It’s important as those who were ...

Foster parent shares experience as St. Jude’s Ranch searches for Las Vegas foster families

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has launched its community foster care program to address the need for more foster families in ...