Foster Care

As a child, Sixto Cancel was in the foster care system and saw first hand that its priority is to protect kids from abuse — not to help them thrive. He even had to prove he was being abused with recordings to get back into the system at age 15. As an adult, Cancel founded Think of Us, which researches...

The program allows kids in foster care to write, cast and star in their own stories — reminding them that their story matters, and they’re not forgotten. Kathy Vara reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022.

The clock is ticking for the so-called “cliff youth,” hundreds of young adults in California who grew up in the foster care system but aged out during the pandemic.

The mother of a teen who died from a drug overdose while in a state-licensed group home is trying to get the treatment program shut down.

Charity Chandler-Cole, a former foster kid herself, was named the first African American CEO of CASA LA, a nonprofit that advocates for foster kids in the area. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

Chandler-Cole beat the odds, after giving birth to a son at age 18, she put herself through college and now heads the very organization that she struggled against as a teen.

NBC4 and Telemundo are supporting six non-profit organizations in Southern California with “Project Innovation” grants totaling more than $300,000. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 8, 2021.

Brittany Burcham has fostered more than 30 children in need of emergency or short-term placements, and welcomes them to her home with a basket of necessities like a blanket, fuzzy socks and a toothbrush. This Foster Care Awareness Month, she explains why she became a foster parent and why it’s important to provide a safe space for teenagers in particular.

Virtual adoption ceremonies will be held Saturday as part of National Adoption Day for 149 foster children who have found their permanent homes amid a pandemic.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents.

Join NBC4 and Sports Anchor and Reporter Mario Solis to support the CASA of Los Angeles Justice Jog: Virtual 5K/10K QuaRUNtine Fitness Challenge taking place August 29 through September 26, 2020. The virtual challenge allows participants to complete the 5K or 10K distance at their own pace by running, walking, biking, swimming or choosing other fitness activities to raise funds…

Actress Victoria Rowell shares personal insights into the struggle of growing up in a foster home, how she is creating opportunities for young women of color, and promoting awareness of mental illness in African Americans.

This drive-thru give away was designed to bridge the digital divide in a time when more children are having to learn from home. Darsha Philips reports for NBC LA at 4 p.m. Thursday July 30, 2020.

A look at how one local nonprofit, Just in Time for Foster Youth, is guiding transition-age foster youth toward bright futures.

Debbie Stolz, who was killed Sunday in Otay Mesa, was regarded as the “Mother Teresa of foster care” by her friends and colleagues,

Authorities are seeking possible additional sexual assault victims of a 68-year-old West Covina man who has been a foster parent for the last 18 years. On March 3, David Diaz allegedly sexually assaulted his foster child, a 10-year-old girl, at his residence in West Covina, according to the West Covina Police Department. Diaz was arrested and charged with sexual assault…

Foster children have enormous challenges even in the best of times

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