Foster Care

Gov. Eric Greitens on Thursday signed into law a bill designed to improve the safety and quality of life of children in Missouri's foster care system. At…

Two national child advocacy organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services, alleging that children in the…

Children leaving the foster care system after their 18th birthday would be able to return to state custody under a bill passed by the Missouri Senate.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 30, 2012 - Josephine Oliver's timing couldn't have been better. She was part of the housekeeping…

Catholic Charities says it's withdrawing from a legal battle over Illinois' civil unions law and no longer is providing state-funded services.The move…

Catholic Charities is delaying its plan to ask a judge to reconsider or stay his ruling that Illinois officials may cut off the nonprofit's state…

An attorney for Catholic Charities says the not-for-profit agency will appeal a judge's ruling that the state of Illinois can stop working with the group…

A central Illinois judge has ruled that Catholic Charities does not have a right to state contracts for adoptions and foster care placements and Illinois…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 17, 2010 - In St. Louis, 913 children who lack a permanent place to call home depend on the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: In St. Louis, 913 children who lack a permanent place to call home depend on the city's foster care…