Foster Care

Collier County faces a serious challenge: fewer than 100 families are currently fostering children, leaving a gap between the need and available support.

In Lee County, a new partnership is aiming to keep more families together before they enter the foster care system.

A new facility is set to open in Lee County, dedicated to supporting children in the foster care system.

Siding with a woman whose children were placed in foster care, an appeals court Friday said the Florida Department of Children and Families cannot...

We're getting an update on the state of the foster care system in southwest Florida with Nadereh Salim, she's the chief executive officer of the…

There’s a restaurant along U.S. 41 in South Fort Myers that’s hard to miss. It’s painted bright green and called FK Your Diet. The "FK" stands for "foster…

Should the identities of foster parents be kept secret? The Florida Coalition for Children is exploring the issue following a case in Miami where a...

The number of kids in Florida who need foster families is growing at an alarming rate, with a nearly 40% increase in the number of children who have been…

Florida’s foster kid population is growing at an alarming rate. That’s part of what will be discussed during an upcoming webinar.

Florida foster care providers are struggling to keep up with the number of children entering the system as a result of opioid-related deaths.