Roughly one in 10 former foster youth go on to attain a college degree. A federally funded program is working to increase ...

In Lucas County, home to the city Toledo, the cost to place kids in foster care is soaring – up 77% in just a few years. Counties across the state are noticing similar rises. In Lucas County, home to ...

There are fewer kids in foster care in Ohio than there have been in almost a decade. And while that’s good news for those children and their families, it doesn’t mean the state is getting a break, ...

Fairfield County Job and Family Services and South Central Ohio Job and Family Services have launched the Foster the Future Alliance, a new initiative aimed at improving foster care for children ...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio — When he was 12, Robert Carter went into foster care in Hamilton County, Ohio, and didn't see some of his younger siblings for years. But when he was old enough, Carter ...

Heather Adams, a single mother with two biological children, adopted a 3-year-old and fosters other children. Crawford County has a shortage of foster homes, with 49 of 68 children in foster care ...

There are more than 15,000 children in foster care across Ohio. But only half of that number are licensed foster homes to care for them. The team at NewPath Child and Family Solutions says there are a ...

LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — A new Isaiah 117 House is under construction in Oregon, marking the state of Ohio's first location of the national initiative that provides a comforting space for children ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephen M. Geib, founder and former executive director of Agape for Youth Inc., will be honored by Ohio State University at Marion ...