In honor of National Foster Care Month, I am answering one of the most common concerns from parents considering becoming foster parents: I am thinking of becoming a foster parent. My spouse and I have ...

Growing up in today’s complex world is challenging for any child, but being a foster child adds another layer of difficulty. As someone who has worked with foster youth for many years, I have ...

Duluth foster parent Jessica Gunnarson is receiving an award Dec. 18, 2025 from Quality Parenting Initiative, a project that advocates for the child welfare system to include foster and birth families ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. The first time Stephen and Paige Sanchez took their boys to Mass, the children had ...