Victoria Woody poses for a portrait in her home in Danbury on December 17, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story has been updated. The Thursday Victoria Woody got the phone call started ...

Kids ‘n Kinship is uniting kids and mentors in Dakota County to form supportive bonds. The program has operated in the county ...

Franklin County Children Services seeks kinship for kids of victims Local News On Tuesday, two people were found dead at an apartment in the Northern Woods neighborhood, leaving three kids without ...

Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families is trying to increase the number of foster children being placed with family members. WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman to ...

LIMA — Allen County Children Services is promoting kinship care during the month of September, encouraging the public to thank relative and kinship caregivers who help provide a stable environment for ...

Child welfare leaders want to ensure children and teens in foster care can stay and thrive in their home communities, and we’re talking with West Michigan families and organizations who are stepping ...

At the second gubernatorial debate in October 2023, Governor Andy Beshear acknowledged the plight of kinship. Later he said, “We must do everything we can to ensure their needs are met." Kinship care ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New financial support is coming for the hundreds of New Mexicans raising kids who aren’t their own. Most of us know how adoption and foster care works but kinship care is somewhere ...

Many Kentuckians face food insecurity and rely on programs like SNAP and the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP). The state auditor has recommended using $15.9 million in remaining state ...

A law to improve kinship care is floundering because of a lack of $20 million. stefanamer Getty Images/iStockphoto I am shocked and saddened as I reflect upon recent events regarding Senate Bill (SB) ...