foster care

Ideas from foster children themselves will play a "key role" in transforming the child welfare system, one official said.

Oregon lawmakers want to put more money into helping unaccompanied homeless youth before they enter adulthood.

Foster kids in the tri-county area are eligible for healthcare coverage through age 18, and there are ongoing efforts to make sure they are identified, screened, treated and tracked.

Health Share, which serves 3,500 foster children on Medicaid, seeks to identify best approaches to meeting this population’s needs

May 3, 2013 – Patrick Kindred went into foster care at the age of four and, at 21, has just “aged out” – meaning he's no longer able to receive care in foster homes. While in foster care, Kindred told an audience of about 100 this week at a fundraiser for Children First of Oregon, he was subjected to severe physical and mental abuse.