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Adoption recruiters in Ohio are helping older kids transition out of foster care and begin life with the right family. Aaron McGregor, a nurse from Mansfield, said a colleague first told her about 15-year-old Samantha in 2020, as she and her husband were beginning the process of applying for a foster care license. McGregor explained that Samantha was born without some of her organs and was placed in foster care as a toddler because of medical neglect. ...

The population is made up of fewer children - in Pennsylvania and across the United States, according to the latest analysis of census data. The Annie E. Casey Foundation report said Pennsylvania is one of six states that appears to have lost more than 100,000 children between 2010 and 2020. ...

Over the past decade, more than 1,500 Ohio children who waited in foster care now have permanent homes, thanks to a program focused on placing older kids, ages 12 to 15, who typically have a more difficult path to a permanent home. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services director Matt Damschroder said the program's recruiters have smaller caseloads, and are tasked with regularly visiting and connecting with a child, in addition to reaching out to extended family members, teachers and other adults in a kid's life that might be the right match for adoption. "Certainly there are p...

North Carolina is among the states where the child population has increased, but nationwide numbers suggest a decline in children, which could potentially impact education, health care, and the workforce. According to a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, more than 1 million children were not reported in the 2020 census. ...