Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years ago, my husband and I welcomed our first foster child into our home. But the journey that led us there began long before ...

Dear Eric: Twelve years ago, I was a foster parent for a 12-year-old. “Angel” was reunified with her father after a year and when that blew up, she came back to live with me. At one point I petitioned ...

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. The first time Stephen and Paige Sanchez took their boys to Mass, the children had ...