News on United States

Some California sex offenders' addresses same as foster homes

2011-10-29T18:00:08Z

(Reuters) - The state of California should immediately investigate why more than 1,000 sex offenders have the same addresses as licensed foster homes and facilities housing children, a new report by the state auditor said.

The findings posted on the state auditor website on Thursday matched up a California sex offender database with the Department...

Illinois judge rules against Catholics on foster care

2011-08-18T17:00:58Z

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (Reuters) - Illinois can sever ties to Catholic charities that provide foster and adoption services for the state if the groups discriminate against unmarried and gay couples when placing children, a judge ruled on Thursday.

Catholic charity groups had ...

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Donate $150,000 to SOS Children's Villages

2010-11-29T14:45:17Z

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Manuel Carrascal

2010-11-30T13:53:29Z

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Melvin Balane

2010-11-30T13:53:53Z

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How to Volunteer for Being a Foster Parent

2010-11-29T14:42:59Z

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The history of gay adoption

2010-11-29T15:45:22Z

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America Lifetime

2010-11-30T13:45:57Z

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How US state goverments harm children they seek to protect

2010-11-29T15:42:36Z

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How To Become A Foster Parent In California

2010-11-30T13:13:22Z

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How to Become a Foster Parent

2010-11-30T13:13:22Z

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The Requirements for Foster Parents in Louisiana

2010-11-05T07:02:33Z

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A look at mentoring for youth in foster care

2010-11-04T15:30:47Z

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Best summer reading of 2009

2010-11-04T15:04:15Z

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Reflections: Remembering the Vietnam War

2010-11-04T14:01:55Z

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The urgent need for foster parents of teenagers

2010-11-04T14:23:31Z

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How to adopt a foster child in the US

2010-11-04T14:23:36Z

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Memoirs: How I spent my first paycheck

2010-11-04T13:54:57Z

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An overview of adoption laws in the US

2010-11-04T14:23:42Z

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Foster parent requirements in California

2010-11-04T14:23:36Z

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Foster Homes—Should that be an Option or a Compulsion?

2010-11-03T00:19:55Z

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Legally Stunned – When the Legal System doesn’t Make Sense

2010-11-02T23:58:29Z

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Family Law

2010-11-02T21:18:37Z

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Life as a Teen Foster Child

2010-11-02T19:32:15Z

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Driving Cab:Chapter Seventeen

2010-11-02T18:55:26Z

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The unheard cries of a disposable child

2010-11-02T19:32:14Z

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At What Age is Someone Considered a Legal Adult in the US?

2010-11-05T11:11:58Z

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Requirements to Become Foster Parents in Illinois

2010-09-30T21:44:19Z

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Smoking Laws for Foster Parents

2010-09-28T18:02:49Z

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Florida ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional: US court

2010-09-22T17:15:14Z

A Florida state law banning gay couples from adopting children is unconstitutional, a US federal appeals court said Wednesday.

The court confirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a gay man who the Florida Department of Children and Families who in 2004...

Court affirms overturning Fla. gay adoption ban

2010-09-22T08:30:12Z

Appeals court affirms unconstitutionality of strict Florida ban on gay adoptions

A Miami appeals court has upheld a ruling overturning Florida's law banning adoption by gays.

The 3rd District Court of Appeal issued its decision Wednesday affirming a lower court's decision that the ban is unconstitutional.

Florida is the only state with a law flatly bann...

Grants for Foster Parents in California

2010-09-23T08:12:56Z

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Pennsylvania Grants for Adopted Children

2010-09-22T03:03:54Z

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Who are Care Leavers?

2010-11-05T11:27:20Z

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How Foster Care Works

2010-11-02T16:04:42Z

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How Much Do Foster Parents Get Paid in Massachusetts?

2010-09-11T20:51:07Z

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Child Adoption Programs

2010-09-11T20:08:15Z

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New data: many fewer US kids are in foster care

2010-08-31T12:15:21Z

New federal data reveals sharp drop in number of US children in foster care

New federal figures show that the number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade.

The drop, welcomed by child-welfare advocates, is due largely to a shift in the policies and practices of state and county child welfare agencies. Many of them have been ...

Requirements to Become Foster Parents in Kentucky

2010-11-02T14:40:14Z

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Benefits for Foster Parents in California

2010-11-02T14:38:50Z

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How to Get Texas Adoption Information

2010-11-02T14:35:44Z

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What Are the Benefits of Adoption in Florida?

2010-11-02T14:31:24Z

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DCBS Requirements for Becoming a Foster Parent in Kentucky

2010-11-02T14:29:17Z

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How to Set Up a Closet and Bedroom for an Older Adoptive or Foster Child

2010-09-11T09:54:25Z

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What Are the Requirements for Becoming a Foster Parent in KY?

2010-11-02T14:21:13Z

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Babysitting Laws in Florida

2010-11-02T14:15:51Z

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Abducted Calif. girl placed with foster family

2010-07-19T12:00:23Z

Abducted 7-year-old Calif. girl placed with foster family after being found in Phoenix

Authorities say a 7-year-old girl who was snatched from California as a toddler has been placed in a foster home after being found living with a palm-reading couple in Phoenix.

Los Angeles County sheriff's Police: Girl taken from Calif. foster parents by aunts nearly 7 years ago found in Ariz. home

A girl abducted by three aunts from her California foster parents nearly seven years ago, when she was an infant, was found Wednesday living in Phoenix, authorities said.

Detectives from the Convicted quadruple murderer confesses to killing foster son in Ohio

An aging con man convicted of killing two young couples in Wisconsin and Ohio decades ago claims he also shot his foster son to death.

In a jailhouse interview with The Associated Press, 77-year-old Fewer kids in foster care: Some states make major strides to keep more families together

No single youngster can be the poster child for America's foster care system, with its mix of happy endings and heartache. Yet Tatiana Fowler's smile, as she embraces the woman who adopted her, gives a hint at the groundswell of change that is altering that mix...

Tics common in orphanages, disappear in foster care

2010-05-13T10:01:11Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Behavioral tics such as head banging, hand flapping, and body rocking are more common in toddlers living in orphanages, but often disappear after children are placed in foster homes, a new Romanian study shows.

The earlier the children were removed from the orphanage and the longer they lived with their foster family, the larger the reduction in tics. Such tics are common in children with ...

State judge overturns Ark. adoption ban law

2010-04-19T17:03:37Z

State judge overturns Arkansas law banning unmarried couples from fostering, adopting kids

A state judge on Friday struck down an Arkansas law approved by voters that banned gay couples and other unmarried people living together from serving as adoptive or foster parents.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said in a two-page ruling that people i...

Foster parents would get less cash under Ind. cuts

2010-03-28T11:30:20Z

Indiana is trying to shift hundreds of foster children with medical, emotional or behavioral problems into cheaper care for children without special needs, a move that cuts payments to families who care for the state's most challenged children.

The change would give foster families less money to pay for therapy, food and clothing and other costs. And some fear that fewer families could volunteer for the job in the future because they'd have to cover the bills themselves.

Fost...

What Are the Requirements of Becoming a Foster Parent in Tennessee?

2010-10-25T09:44:53Z

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World's refugee orphans seeking homes in the US

2010-04-16T07:01:04Z

Orphaned by war, disaster: World's refugee children seeking more foster homes in the US

Hiding from merciless militiamen and trekking through unforgiving mountainous terrain, Madhel Majok escaped the mass slayings and genocide of the Sudan that killed his parents. The 9-year-old orphan fled to neighboring Kenya, where he then survived vigilante shellings on his crowded refugee camp...

Peyton Manning Is a Force On the Field and in His Community

2010-10-24T15:44:41Z

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How to Make a Difference in the life of a Child

2010-10-22T16:29:12Z

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New laws take effect in Louisiana

2010-04-16T08:01:44Z

Nearly 2 dozen new Louisiana laws take effect Jan. 1

Nearly two dozen new state statutes take effect with the start of the new year. Some are arcane or technical changes to existing laws while others are more sweeping. The new statutes will:

_Increase the minimum auto insurance liability coverage required for drivers, boosting boost costs for motorists who carry only the minimum.

_Impose a 2 percent fee...

Colleague: Fla. pastor ignored advice on convert

2010-04-16T08:10:17Z

Ex-church administrator: Fla. pastor refused to call child services about Ohio runaway convert

A Florida pastor ignored warnings that he was breaking the law when he housed a runaway teenage girl who converted from Islam to Christianity, a former colleague said.

The Rev. Blake Lorenz, of the Florida judge to order runaway who feared harm after conversion back home to Ohio

A Florida judge says he plans to order the teenager who ran away from Ohio to Florida because she feared physical harm for converting from Islam to Christianity sent back to Ohio.

The Orlando judge said Tuesday that he will sign...

IN THIS NEWS

2010-10-22T11:44:14Z

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Michigan Mom Told Being a Good Neighbor Is Illegal!

2010-10-22T07:39:03Z

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Don't Be a Good Neighbor in Michigan

2010-10-22T07:39:00Z

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How to Adopt a Child by an adoption worker

2010-10-22T08:29:02Z

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Lifebooks and Foster Children

2010-10-22T07:33:57Z

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Close Monitoring May Help Troubled Teen Girls Avoid Pregnancy

2010-10-24T09:15:07Z

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Photography changes the ways families are formed

2010-11-03T09:26:57Z

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Adoption Disruptions to Be Better Reported in Oklahoma

2010-10-21T09:28:29Z

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Across The Line

2010-11-03T08:25:31Z

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America Explores the Plight of Foster Children

2010-10-21T09:26:47Z

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Rosie O'Donnell hopes to film again in Detroit

2010-04-16T14:14:28Z

O'Donnell, moved by Detroit's plight while making 'America,' hopes to film again in city

Rosie O'Donnell says she hopes to film again in Detroit on the heels of her new Lifetime movie, "America," which was shot last year in the Motor City.

The nation's foster care system provides the backdrop fo...

ACLU of Arkansas sues over adoption restrictions

2010-04-16T13:39:15Z

ACLU sues over new Ark. law barring unmarried couples from being foster or adoptive parents

More than a dozen families sued Tuesday to challenge a new Arkansas law banning unmarried couples living together from becoming foster or adoptive parents.

The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsu...

CSJ receives $80,000 grant

2010-04-16T13:39:47Z

College of St Joseph in Rutland, Vermont received an $80,000 grant from the J Warren and Lois McClure Foundation to assist with the launch of the college's STEPS Program. STEPS (Students Taking an Effective Path to Success) is a unique program designed specifically- to meet the needs of Vermont foster youth transitioning to college. The program not only provides for...

Rural Arkansas championed foster, adoption ban

2010-04-16T14:38:01Z

Rural and Christian voters advanced Arkansas' foster, adoption ban for unmarried couples

Rural and evangelical voters propelled Arkansas to adopt one of the nation's few bans against unmarried couples becoming foster or adoptive parents.

Championed by religious conservatives and fueled by a pulpit campaign, the ban passed with the endorsement of 56.9 percent of the voters. Major support came from rural counties...

And a Child Shall Need Them

2010-06-12T15:26:49Z

“A dead child.”

Nothing sounds worse. We expect boundless energy, tantrums, infectious smiles. But not death. Death is for the old, the decrepit, the sick, those who have already lived.

Which is why the tale of almost 80 children, from 2001 to 2004, who died while associated with Clark County’s Child Welfare System, is hard to comprehend. When you get into the details, when you hear the s...

New law meant to improve stability for foster care

2010-04-16T12:57:14Z

Setting partisanship aside, Congress moves to provide more stability for foster children

For many thousands of America's foster children, prospects for a permanent home and stronger support will be brighter under a new law that bridged Washington's partisan divide and is touted as the most significant child-welfare reform in decades.

Its ti...

Sides argue over Ark. foster parent restriction

2010-04-16T13:07:28Z

Advocacy groups argue against Ark. policy banning unmarried couples from fostering children

Arkansas is unnecessarily limiting the number of good foster homes by prohibiting unmarried couples living together from taking in children, several advocacy groups told state officials Thursday.

Officials with the Department of Human Services heard testimony from advocates urging ...

Lending a hand

2010-06-25T22:55:45Z

Congress deserves credit for passing bill that provides incentives to adopt foster children

With all the negative news coming out of Capitol Hill these days, it was refreshing to see Congress pass legislation Monday that should go a long way toward helping foster children. The bill, which President Bush is expected to sign, is designed to provide in...

Deal in custody battle over Cuban girl

2010-09-10T14:11:56Z

Settlement Reached in Dispute Over Young Cuban Girl Between Her Father, Wealthy Fla. Couple

A settlement was reached Wednesday in the court battle between a Cuban farmer and a wealthy Florida couple over the man's 5-year-old daughter, and a person familiar with the deal said it gives the farmer sole custody.

Rafael Izquierdo and his daughter would re...

Racial bias seen in foster care

2010-09-10T10:51:04Z

Bias Among Social Workers Seen in Foster-Care Racial Gap; States Adopt Cultural Training

The white social worker looked at the dark spots on the black child's body and assumed the youngster had been beaten. The family denied it, but the social worker insisted.

It turned out the child had "Mongolian spots" — harmless skin blotches common among black children. The social worker's mistake was discovered before the parents got into trouble.

But resea...

Program helps foster kids aging out of the system

2010-09-09T19:40:35Z

Annica Trotter knows firsthand the challenges foster children face as they become adults: She was already living on her own at age 18, three years after turning herself over to the state, entering the foster care system as a pregnant 15-year-old.

Trotter is now part of a St. Louis-based program that could serve as a national model to ease the transition from foster care to independence. The St. Louis Aging Out Initiative focuses on ...

Fight over Cuban girl reaches Fla. court

2010-09-09T17:08:34Z

Cuban Father Asks Miami Judge to Let Him Take Daughter Home in Case With Echoes of Elian

A judge hearing arguments in a custody case over a 4-year-old Cuban girl criticized state officials Monday for saying she would be irreparably damaged simply by being taken from her foster family and returned to her father in her communist home country.

Cuban farmer Rafa...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:19Z

Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry, center, goes to the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, right, as Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, left, of Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger, left, shoots over Iowa forward Andrew Brommer during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:30:52Z

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...