Stateline: Some states, including Kentucky, make shift toward kin-first foster care when placing kids
By Robbie Sequeira Stateline When Victoria Gray and her husband took in their grandchild in 1993, there wasn’t a catchall…
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Public invited to participate in virtual town halls on state’s foster care system; NKY meeting is August 23
The public is invited to discuss ways to improve outcomes for Kentucky children and families at virtual town hall meetings…
Carlie Reeves: Young adults who have foster care experience more likely to face homelessness
Homelessness, while experienced by many, disproportionately affects those with a foster care experience. It has been found that in Kentucky, 1…
Number of children in state foster care decreases significantly as investment in prevention increases
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander says the number of children currently…
Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in critical need of volunteers in all of state’s 120 counties
Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in all 120 Kentucky counties are in critical need of volunteers to review the cases…
Florence family needed support when trying to adopt a child, they found it through a UK social network
By Lindsey Piercy University of Kentucky Most adoptive and foster parents will tell you, deciding to bring a child into…
Jay Miller: If we want to improve adoption, we need to listen to those who have been there
Every child, no matter the context, needs a permanent family. Having been in out-of-home care myself, I can personally attest…
NKU’s Institute for Health Innovation aims to make region healthier through embracing collaboration
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter A vision to unite and collaborate on health care, health innovation, and anything health-related was…
Success against the odds: From aging out of foster care to UK College of Social Work graduate
By Lindsey Piercy University of Kentucky Can you recall a time when you felt the odds were stacked against you?…
DCCH Center provides residential care for kids, helping children and families make a better future
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune health reporter Kentucky has over 10,000 children in out-of-home care — and they are in need…
Public invited to give input on foster care system at CFCRB regional forum today in Covington
The public is invited to a regional community forum today in Covington to discuss improving outcomes for Kentucky children and…
State releases its one-year Progress Report on child welfare transformation efforts, shows some progress
The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS), part of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, has released its…
Rep. Meade: Legislature keeps momentum in commitment to overhaul foster, kinship care
Recently, I read an article in the Frankfort State-Journal about a young man, Cameron Galloway. Cameron has lived most of…
Casey Foundation 10-year data snapshot shows KY making progress but still lags on foster care
Though the data show stagnant progress from 2007 to 2017, Kentucky has recently demonstrated its commitment to prioritizing family-based placements…
New report finds majority of Kentucky’s more than 8,000 foster children are being placed with families
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service More Kentucky children in foster care are being placed with families, according to a…
Local forum on Kentucky’s children and families involved in state foster care system set for March 30
The public is invited to a regional community forum Saturday, March 30, in Union to discuss improving outcomes for Kentucky…
Volunteers needed to review foster care cases in 41 counties, including Campbell, Kenton and Grant
Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in 41 Kentucky counties are seeking volunteers to make a difference in the lives of…
Gov. Bevin, First Lady honor Kentucky adoptive, foster parents, including NKY’s Nancy Clary
Gov. Matt Bevin, First Lady Glenna Bevin and Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) officials recently honored several families…
Volunteers needed in 24 Kentucky counties to review cases of children in foster care; training required
Citizen Foster Care Review Boards in 24 Kentucky counties are seeking volunteers to make a difference in the lives of…
First Lady Glenna Bevin launches ‘Uniting the Community’ to rally support for foster care, adoption
First Lady Glenna Bevin joined with the Governor’s Office of Faith and Community Based Initiatives, Orphan Care Alliance, and 16…
David Meade and Glenna Bevin: Children, families came first in 2018 legislative session
While numerous policies beneficial to all Kentuckians were passed in the 2018 session, children and families were the major winners….
2018 legislature: Big winners — children in foster care, crime victims; the rest — losers and questions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The 2018 General Assembly is now history and while there are some obvious winners and…
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