Jan. 17—EFFINGHAM — A majority of foster children in Effingham County are placed with relatives. However, many may be unlicensed and receive less financial support than licensed foster parents. A new ...
Discussions of foster care focus almost exclusively on the needs of the children entering — or lingering in — the foster care system. But every child has parents and a family, in some sense or another ...
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial assistance, ...
When a child cannot safely remain at home, the next best place is usually with someone they already know. A grandmother. An ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Medill Illinois News Bureau for Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close ...
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Relatives who take care of foster kids could get quicker financial support under new proposal
A new proposal could give kinship caregivers in West Virginia full foster care subsidies within 30 days of kids coming into their care. Kinship caregivers, often grandparents, take in kids on a moment ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan moving in Springfield could require the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to prioritize placing youth with their relatives. More than 10,000 youth ...
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