/tags/foster-care Foster care en-US Copyright Thu, 22 May 2025 13:49:20 GMT /children-and-family/2025-05-22/california-foster-youth-advocates-push-back-on-governor-newsoms-budget-proposal Advocates argue cuts in the governor’s revised May budget could put services like a helpline and health care in jeopardy Thu, 22 May 2025 13:49:20 GMT /children-and-family/2025-05-22/california-foster-youth-advocates-push-back-on-governor-newsoms-budget-proposal Megan Myscofski /children-and-family/2025-04-15/oregon-lawmakers-make-it-explicit-no-garbage-bags-for-kids-in-foster-care A conversation on the Senate floor on Monday pivoted from being about a measure requiring the state to provide luggage to kids in foster care rather than trash bags into a larger bipartisan discussion about why the agency charged with kids in its care has struggled for so long. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:31:45 GMT /children-and-family/2025-04-15/oregon-lawmakers-make-it-explicit-no-garbage-bags-for-kids-in-foster-care Lauren Dake /politics-government/2025-04-07/oregons-ombudsmen-are-supposed-to-be-independent-but-are-they A legislative hearing earlier this year highlighted that a child welfare watchdog doesn't have a ton of independence. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:38:34 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-07/oregons-ombudsmen-are-supposed-to-be-independent-but-are-they Lauren Dake /children-and-family/2025-03-24/oregon-lawmakers-consider-sending-kids-in-foster-care-out-of-state-again-only-this-time-with-less-transparency The wide-ranging bill would create exceptions to send children out-of-state for care and change definitions around restraints and seclusions. Proponents believe it will help more kids get care. Some advocates are worried it will cause more harm. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:41:31 GMT /children-and-family/2025-03-24/oregon-lawmakers-consider-sending-kids-in-foster-care-out-of-state-again-only-this-time-with-less-transparency Lauren Dake /politics-government/2024-12-31/10-top-oregon-political-stories-of-2024 From a historic election to record wildfires to drug recriminalization, 2024 was a big year for state government and political news in Oregon. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:04:47 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-31/10-top-oregon-political-stories-of-2024 Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt, Ben Botkin /law-and-justice/2024-11-15/the-final-tab-to-taxpayers-to-defend-oregons-troubled-child-welfare-system-possibly-upwards-of-30-million When Oregon’s sweeping child welfare class action lawsuit was finally settled this fall, the judge presiding over the case lamented how “frankly over-lawyered beyond belief” the case had been. Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:20:08 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-11-15/the-final-tab-to-taxpayers-to-defend-oregons-troubled-child-welfare-system-possibly-upwards-of-30-million Lauren Dake /children-and-family/2024-09-13/federal-judge-approves-historic-oregon-child-welfare-settlement-after-emotional-testimony Three Oregonians talked in a court hearing about the neglect and abuse they endured as children in the state’s foster care system. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:52:33 GMT /children-and-family/2024-09-13/federal-judge-approves-historic-oregon-child-welfare-settlement-after-emotional-testimony Ben Botkin /children-and-family/2024-08-08/oregon-teen-who-died-by-suicide-often-talked-of-getting-out-of-dhs Family members and the child’s attorney say the 17-year-old boy spent much of his life in the foster care system. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:47:22 GMT /children-and-family/2024-08-08/oregon-teen-who-died-by-suicide-often-talked-of-getting-out-of-dhs Lauren Dake /education/2024-06-20/oregon-pilot-program-aims-to-increase-graduation-rates-for-kids-in-foster-care Three schools across Oregon will receive funding in the upcoming school year to run a pilot program helping kids placed in foster care graduate from high school. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:49:02 GMT /education/2024-06-20/oregon-pilot-program-aims-to-increase-graduation-rates-for-kids-in-foster-care Lauren Dake /children-and-family/2024-05-24/oregon-settles-child-welfare-civil-lawsuit-expert-will-be-appointed-to-oversee-the-troubled-system The settlement stipulates Disability Rights Oregon and the state will agree upon a “neutral,” an expert to oversee the foster care system and work with the individual to improve the child-welfare system, primarily by reducing the rate of mistreatment and improving the quality of placements. Fri, 24 May 2024 13:04:05 GMT /children-and-family/2024-05-24/oregon-settles-child-welfare-civil-lawsuit-expert-will-be-appointed-to-oversee-the-troubled-system Lauren Dake