She just wanted a home. That meant trusting her foster parents Growing up, Dylan Rae Metcalfe could do whatever she wanted. “My mom let me do all kinds of sideways shit,” she said. “Like, if I wanted to smoke pot or... Play AudioListen 4 mins
It'll be easier for Washington foster kids to get a driver's license A bill signed by Governor Jay Inslee will reimburse caregivers or foster children for the costs associated with getting a driver's license. It’s... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 2 mins
Foster kids sleep in hotels and offices as 15 more beds disappear South King County principal Melissa Pointer is worried about her student. "I tried so many times not to cry,” she said, her voice breaking. “Because... Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 5 mins
Hotels and offices aren't the best place for foster children. Group homes aren’t either Charmaigne Jones had to sleep in a social service office when she entered foster care in the 1990’s. But the group homes for foster youth she lived in... Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 5 mins
Would you foster a child? One parent: ‘It’s the best thing I’ve ever done’ Lisa Blackmore says the question she is asked most as a foster parent is: Don't you get too attached? “And the answer is yes. We absolutely love this... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 4 mins
Why Washington foster kids are sleeping in hotels Kim Malcolm talks with foster care advocate Jen Kamel about why there's a significant foster parent shortage in Washington state. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 5 mins
'I Was Utterly Gutted': Farai Chideya Endures 3 Failed Adoptions The journalist, author and former NPR host speaks out about her painful quest for motherhood: "There's a lot of emotional blood on the floor." Lulu Garcia-Navarro
More Kids Are Getting Placed In Foster Care Because Of Parents' Drug Use With drug use surging in the last decade and a half, many parents are losing custody of their kids. But is foster care the best solution? Susie Neilson
'I Know That They're Cared For." Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi. Lulu Garcia-Navarro Sophia Alvarez Boyd Josh Axelrod
Washington reduces number of foster youth out of state, but in-state beds still lacking A year ago, Washington state had 82 hard-to-place foster youths, mostly teenagers, living in facilities in states as far away as South Carolina, prompting calls to bring them home. As of Aug. 1, that number had been reduced by more than half to 38, according to the Department of Children Youth and Families. Austin Jenkins Play AudioListen 2 mins
