A new rule requiring parents to ‘support, respect, and affirm’ a child’s expressed gender identity is not necessary and has already caused some religious foster parents to leave the system. “You don’t ...

Christian foster parents in Massachusetts are challenging a state policy that requires them to affirm and encourage the medical transition of children in their care who identify as transgender or risk ...

The foster family would renew those clearances every other year, which is more often than the new three-year requirements for employees and volunteers who work with children. Foster parents must also ...

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) works with families and communities to keep children safe from abuse and neglect. By becoming a foster parent, you can play a vital role in ...

Erin Floyd is a foster parent who resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. My spouse and I became foster parents for the first time about a year ago, knowing we could provide a stable, loving and healthy ...