The foster family would renew those clearances every other year, which is more often than the new three-year requirements for employees and volunteers who work with children. Foster parents must also ...

THOSE THINGS, BUT THEY’RE GOOD WHEN YOU NEED THEM. NEW AT FOUR A BILL FOCUSING ON FOSTER CARE IS MOVING FORWARD AT THE STATE HOUSE. THE BILL WOULD ELIMINATE THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST TIME ...

We spoke with foster care advocates to understand what becoming and supporting foster parents can look like and how crucially they’re needed.