The Statehouse News Bureau

Number of kids in foster care in Ohio at nine-year low, but costs are soaring

There are fewer kids in foster care in Ohio than there have been in almost a decade. But that doesn’t mean the state is ...
WOSU Public Media

Ohio wants more foster kids to stay with families. A pilot program could help

Samantha Stewart and her family pile their hands together for a family picture. She and her husband have fostered seven children, including a daughter with autism. Samantha Stewart always wanted a big ...
WVXU

Foster care placement costs are ballooning across Ohio. Here's why

In Lucas County, home to the city Toledo, the cost to place kids in foster care is soaring – up 77% in just a few years. Counties across the state are noticing similar rises. In Lucas County, home to ...
WLWT

Additional parents needed for more than 15,000 Ohio children in foster care

There are more than 15,000 children in foster care across Ohio. But only half of that number are licensed foster homes to care for them.The team at NewPath Child and Family Solutions says there are a ...
journalgazette

New Ohio law extends foster-care eligibility age to 21

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Foster-care eligibility in Ohio has been extended to age 21 under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Kasich that's intended to provide more support for young people as they move into ...