Government
Christian agency calls on Trump administration to reinstate adoption visa exception(The Daily Signal) – Families pursuing international adoptions need clarity over a Trump administration policy that has left them uncertain of their ability to bring their children home, according… Read More
Government
Indiana law protects faith-based adoption and foster care providersIndiana is protecting faith-based adoption and foster care providers under a new law signed last week by Gov. Mike Braun. “By signing this law, Gov. Braun is ensuring that… Read More
Government
In a win for Christian families, Massachusetts walks back requirement of foster parents to affirm gender identityMassachusetts officials have retreated from a foster care licensing rule blocking some Christian families from serving as foster parents after federal regulators warned the policy raised constitutional concerns. The… Read More
Opinion
A home for every child: Delivering on President Trump’s call to strengthen foster care(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump recently signed the executive order, “Fostering the Future,” a landmark action advancing first lady Melania Trump’s whole-of-government commitment to improving outcomes for children and youth… Read More
Politics
Trump signs executive order to improve foster care(The Center Square) – In line with First Lady Melania Trump’s efforts to improve the foster care system, the president signed an executive order Thursday to better support foster children, those… Read More
Government
Trump to sign groundbreaking executive order bolstering foster care(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump will sign an executive order strengthening the foster care system, The Daily Signal has learned. The executive order, which the… Read More
Government
Arkansas to allow Christian adoption and foster care groups to bypass same-sex homes(The Washington Stand) – An Arkansas bill prohibiting state officials from forcing faith-based adoption and foster care organizations from placing children in homes that go against an agency’s religious or moral… Read More
Courts
Texas parents reunited with infant daughter 9 months after CPS wrongfully removed herA pair of Texas parents have won a wrongful removal case that saw their six-week-old daughter taken by Child Protective Services (CPS) after she experienced medical… Read More
Culture
Tennessee AG promises legal action if Biden admin finalizes transgender foster care rule(The Daily Signal) – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says he “absolutely” will sue President Joe Biden’s administration if the Department of Health and Human Services finalizes a rule… Read More
Opinion
Lack of ‘affirmation’ is child abuse: New Biden rule applies transgender standard to foster care(Daily Signal) – Transgender orthodoxy may soon become a litmus test for parenthood, according to the logic of a new policy working its way through the Department of Health and… Read More
Culture
California failed to report lost foster care children as missing(The Center Square) – What happens when foster care children go missing in California? Sometimes, the state follows federal guidelines and reports the child missing. Other times, the… Read More
State Government
Whitmer administration to hire ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘expression’ consultant for foster kids(Daily Caller) – The administration of Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a contract for a child foster care consultant on gender identity and sexual orientation, according to documents made… Read More
National
Florida, Texas allocate record funding for programs supporting adoptive, foster families, expectant mothers(The Center Square) – As Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed funds for adoption, describing the funding as anti-choice, the Republican governors of Florida and Texas have allocated a record… Read More
State Government
Representatives, sparked by critical federal report, express frustration with leaders of Missouri’s foster care system(The Center Square) – Members of both parties expressed frustration during a House committee hearing this week on a federal report critical of Missouri’s foster care system. Almost a thousand… Read More