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About 25% of foster children who age of out the system become homeless within four years, according to the National Foster Institute.
Kelsey Coffey, WRAL reporter
$1 million in federal funding will help more Wake County youth who age out of the foster care system. Studies show more than 25% of foster care youth - experience homelessness within 4 years of aging out. WRAL's Debra Morgan shows us how the new model may help them adjust to adult living.
Half the counties in North Carolina lack sufficient social service workers to meet the needs for child welfare and other services. That's according to DHHS Human Services Director Susan Osborne, who asked state lawmakers Tuesday to consider reinstating targeted aid to counties where resources are scarcest.
Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief
State health leaders are hoping to get foster kids out of DSS offices and into temporary emergency placements more quickly through an $8 million pilot program announced Friday.
Myra's Angels Foundation creates care packages for children entering foster care, providing kids with essentials and comforting items like stuffed animals and journals.
Tucked in a back room in a Wake Forest strip mall, volunteers packed backpacks for foster and homeless children in Wake County and its surrounding counties.
The foster care system in Wake County is overloaded with 410 children and only 95 foster families. The county is working to address the issue, but there is no easy answer.
Eric Miller, WRAL anchor/reporter
A year after WRAL uncovered reports of foster children sleeping in an office building the agency says they still face a crisis situation. The new plan to help.
A bipartisan bill in the NC Senate would make big changes to the state's troubled child welfare system, giving families more rights.
Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief
WIth over 12,000 still in foster care, DSS and CHS are teaming up to recruit more people to foster children
More than 12,000 children are in currently in North Carolina's foster care system; however, the actual need is even greater.
Each year, about 20 people age out of foster care in Durham County. That number is closer to 30 in Wake County. Durham-based nonprofit LIFE Skills Foundation works with young adults to provide housing and wraparound services.
Each year, about 20 people age out of foster care in Durham County. That number is closer to 30 in Wake County.
Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter
The three transitional group homes will provide space for 18 kids who are dealing with mental health or substance abuse issues.
The three transitional group homes will provide space for 18 kids who are dealing with mental health or substance-abuse issues.
Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter
Turning part of an office building into a makeshift shelter for days or even weeks is now a common last resort. On any given night, as many as nine children have slept in the Wake County Social Services Office because of the shortages.
Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter
As sweeping Medicaid expansion bill stalls in the state House, the Senate has advanced a more targeted plan to cover foster care children.
Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter
Many youth aging out of the Foster Care system now desperately seek affordable housing. In the current Triangle market, "affordable" may seem impossible for youth living on their own for the first time.
Rick Armstrong, WRAL enterprise multmedia journalist
New state laws taking effect January 1, 2022 address law enforcement training, local government corruption, firefighter cancer and health care.
Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief
Through the Children's Home Society of North Carolina, Ashley Striblin has cared for 12 foster children, each leaving a unique impact on her life.
Durham County Social Services has maxed out on the number of foster youth who can apply for the money, illustrating the need for young people who need help.
A critical deadline is approaching for young adults who may need extra help to stay on their feet.
Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter
A Raleigh man has been charged in the May death of a toddler who was in his care.
