In honor of National Foster Care Month in May, we offer some reading recommendations. These books are a way to help children and other family members understand foster care and be aware of how it impacts everyone. ...

Bringing home a new child is an exciting experience. It also can be overwhelming, especially when the child comes to you through foster care or adoption. Nancy Mehesy, a licensed therapist, has worked with many foster and adoptive families. She offers the following advice. ...

On Tuesday, May 21, Ohio foster care children and youth advocates will hold a rally outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to build support for a new bill that would provide scholarships to any Ohio resident placed in foster or non-certified kinship care on or after their 13th birthday. ...

Bruce and Ashley Benton of Copley, as foster parents, took in Gage as an infant, who they ended up adopting last November on National Adoption Day, which is held annually to commemorate National Adoption Awareness Month. They share their experience with our readers. ...

With the number of children entering and staying in foster care, there's a need for foster parents. A few regional agencies provide some helpful information for families who might be interested in fostering a child. ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed many lives and daily routines. For foster care and adoption care agencies, there has been an adjustment to the challenges, but there also is still a need to serve families in the community.  ...

On the latest episode of our aParently Speaking podcast, host Miriam Conner speaks with Amanda Bowles, a mother of six, who shares her inspirational 13-year journey as a foster parent. ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused many to cancel their plans or change projects. However, one thing that doesn’t have to be put off is becoming a foster care parent. The pandemic has necessitated adjustments, as agencies provide virtual group meetings and training. ...

According to the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, as of last July, 31 percent of children in custody were ages 12-17, and 913 children aged out of the system. While many families pursue building a family through adoption and imagining parenting younger children, there is a great need for teen foster and adoption. ...