foster youth

Under a new law, many more of New York's homeless and runaway youth can now consent to their own health care.

A recent report found that often, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is not alerted when youth in foster care go missing.

L.A. County's new digital “Benefits Eligibility Finder” aims to help local youth get easier access to the services they need.

Child welfare agencies often intercept Social Security and other benefits owed to foster youth. In some states, that's starting to change.

Children’s advocates have published accounts of 80 young New Yorkers sent to foster care group facilities, hoping to prompt officials to act. 

Many states have fallen short on protecting foster kids' right to school stability under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

An investigation by The Imprint found that Texas has scores of open beds for aged-out foster youth who are left to struggle on the streets. 

Rhode Island has joined a small list of states with data-sharing agreements to track and assess the unique needs of students in foster care.

The impact that devastating events can have on people shows us, foster youth, that our collective needs to step up, writes Rylan Beal.