foster children

Update (04/02/2021 9:37 a.m.) — On Friday morning, the Oregon Department of Human Services said Jaxon Palm and Corban Cody were found. Original Story: SALEM, Ore. – Two missing Oregon foster children are believed to be in danger. The Oregon Department of …

JACKSON CO., Ore – A local organization is part of a state pilot program to reduce the number of children that are put in foster care. Hearts with a Mission is a volunteer-based program that helps families get back on their feet. The …

Medford, Ore. — Negotiations have broken down in a case to prevent Oregon foster children from staying the night in hotels and offices. Now local social service agencies are doing what they can to relieve the foster parent shortage in our area. …

Medford, Ore. —  It’s been a big day for Oregon as Governor Kate Brown signed two bills involving kids in the foster system. House Bill 2216 requires the Department of Human Services to create a Foster Children’s Siblings Bill of Rights. “Sometimes they …

In Oregon, there isn’t enough money to give every foster child a Court Appointed Special Advocate. State Representative Duane Stark is trying to change that. Representative Stark says only 44 percent of foster children have a CASA. He’s hoping a house bill …

Grants Pass, Ore. , — “Foster beds are being lost all over the place, I mean by the hundreds.” State Representative Duane Stark doesn’t just fight for foster children in the legislature, he fights for them in is home too. “My wife …

Portland, Ore.-  A pilot program started in Jackson and Josephine counties to help foster kids is expanding. Embrace Oregon announced Friday it’s expanding its Every Child campaign to Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties in 2017 and will be in every Oregon county by …

McMinnville, Ore. — The Department of Human Services agrees to a settlement worth $15-million dollars after the abuse of nine foster children. DHS says James Mooney and his wife were certified foster parents for four years when a three-year-old, previously in their …