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NYC schools to staff first-ever citywide office dedicated to students in foster care
The Department of Education is set to introduce by next school year a central office supporting such foster students, after an outcry from families and advocates.
Too many children are at risk because of their parents’ mental illness
We've learned in recent years how the US mental health crisis has contributed to mass shootings and widespread homelessness.
Food Network contestant sentenced to life in prison for killing foster daughter
A South Carolina jury found Ariel Robinson, a Food Network contestant accused of killing her foster daughter in their home, guilty of homicide by child abuse.
Food Network contestant accused of killing foster daughter will take stand
Ariel Robinson, a Food Network contestant accused of killing her foster daughter in South Carolina, plans to take the stand in her murder trial.
City Council, advocates call for DOE to support students in foster care
A city task force recommended back in spring 2018 that the DOE establish a dedicated office to supporting kids in foster care.
Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022
New York Post readers sound off about state Sen. Jessica Ramos trying to shoot down crime-fighting drones, foster helpers, the current state of NYC and more.
2 Turpin siblings molested by foster father after 'horror house' rescue: report
Marcelino Olguin is facing seven counts of committing a lewd and lascivious act on a child after allegedly victimizing two of the 13 Turpin siblings who escaped their parents’ "house...
How the pandemic slowdown in court devastated NYC kids’ lives
It seems clear that the family court system put the comfort of adults ahead of the needs of kids.
Willie Garson’s son honors late actor on what would have been his 58th birthday
Willie, who died from pancreatic cancer in September at age 57, adopted Nathen from the foster care system in 2009 when Nathen was 7 years old.
Mom opens boutique for foster kids after noticing lack of clothing
A family in Georgia is opening a free boutique for children in need after adopting two girls from foster care.
Melania Trump announces NFT in bid to help foster children
Former first lady Melania Trump announced a non-fungible token (NFT) initiative Wednesday, with part of the proceeds going to support children aging out of the foster care system.
Adorable mullet contest winner, 11, gives $2.5K prize money to charity
The boy gave his winnings to foster care services, saying, "I used to be in foster care, and I know how their hearts feel about not having a family, not...
Social justice crusaders are putting kids in foster care system at risk
The new book, "No Way to Treat a Child: How the Foster Care System, Family Courts and Racial Activists Are Wrecking Young Lives", looks at how social-justice crusading endangers kids...
British couple who fostered over 600 children in 56 years have 'retired'
Pauline, 81, and Roger Fitter, 86, fostered 620 children of all ages for 56 years. They also had five children of their own in addition to helping raise the foster...
NYC man sues over alleged foster-care sex abuse that started when he was 4
Lamont Wilder, a 47-year-old barber in The Bronx, recounted to The Post how he bounced around foster-care homes until he was 21.
Cailfornia approves first ever guaranteed income plan
The bill, which was passed on July 15, 2021 sets aside $35 million for no-strings-attached monthly cash payments to some pregnant women and young adults who recently left foster care.
Newark woman arrested after foster child found chained to a fan
A New Jersey woman was arrested Wednesday after police found her 12-year-old foster child chained to a fan inside her home, authorities said. The boy was found in a bedroom...
Child-welfare agencies' rush to go woke is terrible for the kids
How do we prevent child abuse? First, we have to stop racism. That message has lately invaded the child-welfare system. The triumph of today’s fashionable ideological nonsense in this particular...
Major case testing LGBT, religious rights goes before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court, with its newly expanded conservative majority, is set on Wednesday to hear a dispute over the city of Philadelphia’s refusal to place children for...
How I went from troubled foster kid to scholar at Yale and Cambridge
I remember being in a long white hallway with my mother. I was sitting on a bench next to her, drinking chocolate milk as my 3-year-old legs dangled above the...