November is National Adoption Month in the United States, and this year, the Children’s Bureau has elected to bring awareness to older youth in foster care – teenagers and young adults – who historically are less likely to be adopted. … Continue reading
History of Foster Care
Every year, thousands of children in the United States enter the juvenile dependency system, also known as foster care, after experiencing abuse, abandonment or neglect. The name “juvenile dependency” stems from the fact that youth in foster care are considered … Continue reading
Staff Favorites – Adoption Stories
Each year, hundreds of thousands of children in the United States spend time in foster care, often spending formative years uprooted, bouncing from placement to placement, with little to no consistency keeping them anchored. At Voices for Children (VFC), we … Continue reading