Foster Care

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish says she remembers the sting of foster care, strives to inspire other struggling youth

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Report: Black kids account for 61% of missing youth in Ohio

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Organization gifts 10,000 comfort bags to foster care and homeless youth this holiday

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Ma’Khia Bryant hoped to return to mom before she died in foster care system

When 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot in the chest four times by a Columbus, Ohio police officer, she had spent
/ May 10, 2021
Ma'Khia Bryant thegrio.com

The foster care system and others failed Ma’Khia Bryant — and Black kids like her

“There is no place in this world for Black children.” W.E.B. DuBois wrote these words in 1904 to convey the
/ April 23, 2021

Michigan to ban youth facility restraints after death of 16-year-old Cornelius Frederick

The state of Michigan will ban the use of restraints at all state-run youth facilities after the death of 16-year-old
/ April 5, 2021
Florida Single Foster Father thegrio.com

Single foster dad adopts five siblings so they won’t be separated

A single Florida man became a father of five after officially adopting an entire family of siblings to prevent them
/ November 2, 2020

2 toddlers lose adoptive mom; older sisters fill the void

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — Lunisol Guzman was a warm, big-hearted woman. As a single mother, she raised three children;
/ October 5, 2020

Miguel, Luke James and Terrence J champion children in foster care in new PSA

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have teamed up to give a voice to the youth in foster care with a
/ May 4, 2020

Brooklyn single dad provided foster home for dozens of young men over last 12 years

A New York man is proving that the concept of “family” isn’t just reserved to people we’re related to by
/ August 8, 2019