Katrina White remembers just how determined her parents were to see her, and all her siblings, go to college. That never happened. She lost her father when she was nine years older. Then, she lost her ...

The nation’s foster care system has been especially overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, with experts and state agencies saying more children are entering the system, and fewer families are ...

This article is a collaboration between The New Yorker and ProPublica. Alicia Johansen spent her childhood moving with her drug-addicted mom from one place to the next, trying to brace herself for the ...

A mental health organization is looking for Niagara County residents to help take care of children going through the foster care system. Mental Health Advocates of WNY launched its Court Appointed ...

Alex Ballantyne thought he’d finally found some stability after spending much of his adolescence searching for a home where he felt safe and accepted. Then, shortly after he collected his high school ...