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25-Year Foster Parent Advocates for Life-Changing Impact of Fostering
A Dorset foster mother of 25 years, Helen Warren, and her former foster son, Will St James, shared their experiences on BBC Radio Solent, highlighting the profound positive impact fostering has on both children and foster parents.
25-Year Foster Parent Advocates for Life-Changing Impact of Fostering
A Dorset foster mother of 25 years, Helen Warren, and her former foster son, Will St James, shared their experiences on BBC Radio Solent, highlighting the profound positive impact fostering has on both children and foster parents.
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36% Bias Score
California Program Addresses Dorm Room Needs for Foster Youth Entering College
Dec My Dorm, founded in 2018, provides dorm room essentials and support to over 140 California foster youth annually, addressing a critical gap in college support and improving their transition to higher education.
California Program Addresses Dorm Room Needs for Foster Youth Entering College
Dec My Dorm, founded in 2018, provides dorm room essentials and support to over 140 California foster youth annually, addressing a critical gap in college support and improving their transition to higher education.
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28% Bias Score
Catalan Government Faces Backlash Over €42,000 Youth Benefit Repayment Demands
The Catalan government is demanding repayment of thousands of euros from over 100 former youth care recipients, sparking outrage and legal threats; this follows recent audits revealing widespread improper social payments totaling €167 million from 2016-2024.
Catalan Government Faces Backlash Over €42,000 Youth Benefit Repayment Demands
The Catalan government is demanding repayment of thousands of euros from over 100 former youth care recipients, sparking outrage and legal threats; this follows recent audits revealing widespread improper social payments totaling €167 million from 2016-2024.
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56% Bias Score
Council Failings Contribute to Foster Mother's Death
A Sheffield foster mother, Marcia Grant, was fatally injured by a 12-year-old foster child on April 5, 2023, due to failings in Rotherham Council's foster care system, including incomplete risk assessments and inadequate communication of the child's concerning behavior.
Council Failings Contribute to Foster Mother's Death
A Sheffield foster mother, Marcia Grant, was fatally injured by a 12-year-old foster child on April 5, 2023, due to failings in Rotherham Council's foster care system, including incomplete risk assessments and inadequate communication of the child's concerning behavior.
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44% Bias Score
Foster Carer Killed by Child in Her Care: Inquest to Examine Council's Decision
A 60-year-old foster carer, Marcia Grant, died in Sheffield on April 5, 2023, after being accidentally run over by a 12-year-old boy she was fostering; an inquest will examine Rotherham Council's decision to place the boy with her, given the short placement timeframe and a social worker's prior conc...
Foster Carer Killed by Child in Her Care: Inquest to Examine Council's Decision
A 60-year-old foster carer, Marcia Grant, died in Sheffield on April 5, 2023, after being accidentally run over by a 12-year-old boy she was fostering; an inquest will examine Rotherham Council's decision to place the boy with her, given the short placement timeframe and a social worker's prior conc...
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44% Bias Score
West Virginia Overhauls Foster Care System Amid Transparency Concerns
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced reforms to the state's troubled foster care system on Wednesday, including increased transparency, improved data access, and new case review procedures, following eight statewide listening sessions and a review of six critical cases between 2021 and ...
West Virginia Overhauls Foster Care System Amid Transparency Concerns
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced reforms to the state's troubled foster care system on Wednesday, including increased transparency, improved data access, and new case review procedures, following eight statewide listening sessions and a review of six critical cases between 2021 and ...
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36% Bias Score
Georgia Faces Lawsuit Over Child Support Billing of Low-Income Foster Parents
A class-action lawsuit filed in Georgia alleges that state agencies charged hundreds of low-income parents years of unaffordable child support after their children were placed in foster care due to inadequate housing, despite knowing their financial struggles, and seeks to end this practice.
Georgia Faces Lawsuit Over Child Support Billing of Low-Income Foster Parents
A class-action lawsuit filed in Georgia alleges that state agencies charged hundreds of low-income parents years of unaffordable child support after their children were placed in foster care due to inadequate housing, despite knowing their financial struggles, and seeks to end this practice.
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60% Bias Score
Oregon Court Sides With Christian Mother Barred From Fostering Due to Religious Beliefs
An Oregon appeals court ruled that the state unconstitutionally barred a Christian mother, Jessica Bates, from fostering children due to her religious objections to affirming LGBTQ+ identities, issuing a preliminary injunction against the state's policy.
Oregon Court Sides With Christian Mother Barred From Fostering Due to Religious Beliefs
An Oregon appeals court ruled that the state unconstitutionally barred a Christian mother, Jessica Bates, from fostering children due to her religious objections to affirming LGBTQ+ identities, issuing a preliminary injunction against the state's policy.
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64% Bias Score
UK Foster Carers Face Exploitation Amidst Staffing Crisis
Thousands of UK foster carers, vital to the child welfare system, lack basic employment rights like sick pay and annual leave, earning as little as 80p an hour, leading to a 10-year low in carer numbers and calls for a bill of rights.
UK Foster Carers Face Exploitation Amidst Staffing Crisis
Thousands of UK foster carers, vital to the child welfare system, lack basic employment rights like sick pay and annual leave, earning as little as 80p an hour, leading to a 10-year low in carer numbers and calls for a bill of rights.
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52% Bias Score
Council Failings Contributed to Foster Child's Killing of Foster Parent
Marcia Grant, 60, died in April 2023 after being run over by a 12-year-old foster child in Sheffield; a coroner's inquest found Rotherham council's failings in placement processes and communication contributed to her death.
Council Failings Contributed to Foster Child's Killing of Foster Parent
Marcia Grant, 60, died in April 2023 after being run over by a 12-year-old foster child in Sheffield; a coroner's inquest found Rotherham council's failings in placement processes and communication contributed to her death.
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28% Bias Score
West Virginia Overhauls Foster Care System Amidst Transparency Concerns
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced sweeping reforms to the state's foster care system on Wednesday, including mandatory information disclosure, monthly case reviews, and a new intake process, aiming to improve transparency and address decades of serious child welfare issues impacting ...
West Virginia Overhauls Foster Care System Amidst Transparency Concerns
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced sweeping reforms to the state's foster care system on Wednesday, including mandatory information disclosure, monthly case reviews, and a new intake process, aiming to improve transparency and address decades of serious child welfare issues impacting ...
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48% Bias Score
Glasgow Foster Carer Jailed for Child Abuse
Yvonne Keenan, a 56-year-old foster carer in Glasgow, was sentenced to 32 months in prison for abusing four children between 1994 and 2004, involving physical violence, starvation, and psychological manipulation, such as falsely telling a child their mother was dead.
Glasgow Foster Carer Jailed for Child Abuse
Yvonne Keenan, a 56-year-old foster carer in Glasgow, was sentenced to 32 months in prison for abusing four children between 1994 and 2004, involving physical violence, starvation, and psychological manipulation, such as falsely telling a child their mother was dead.
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16% Bias Score
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