foster care

Michigan officials say the state is now complying with federal requirements for child welfare and foster care.Gov. Rick Snyder's administration said…

A state House committee will consider legislation to help foster kids navigate the system.Among other things, the bills would require a “children’s…

A new state Senate bill would add the Fostering Futures Scholarship fund to Michigan’s voluntary contribution schedule.The state-funded program helps…

A new report says problems with the data management system Michigan uses to track its child welfare programs is one reason the state is still under court…

DETROIT - A judge says the state of Michigan still has "serious problems" in collecting statistics that are crucial to improving foster care, child…

The odds are stacked against the more than 20,000 young people who age out of foster care each year. Nearly half drop out of high school, and those who…

This week, Jack Lessenberry and Emily Fox discuss a plan to help Michigan roads by cutting truck weight limits, whether any road fix plans will survive…

Michigan says it wants out from under court-ordered oversight of the state’s child foster care system. The Michigan Department of Human Services filed a…

More than 13,000 children in Michigan are in foster care in a given year. State of Opportunity's Jennifer Guerra will look into their lives in a special…

This week we aired a special State of Opportunity call-in program focused on disconnected youth. These are young people between the ages of 16 and 25,…