Foster Care

Several local foster children found their forever homes during a special Halloween event at the Duval County Courthouse Wednesday, just in time to go…

More children are coming into Florida's foster-care system after a sweeping child-welfare reform law went into effect 19 months ago, but officials say the…

The number of Florida children in the state's foster-care system has reached its highest level since 2008, driven by both a spike in the number of kids…

A new study shows that placing children in group homes instead of with foster families is much more expensive — and many children's advocates say it's…

David Wilkins, the head of the Florida Department of Children and Families, says Florida is about to see “the most significant changes in the foster care…