Human Services

In March 2016, there were 70,440 children in care throughout the UK. This is an increase on the previous year...

Every year, educators in the public education system spend roughly 180 days and approximately around 1,000 hours with our children....

By: Brian Neese Human services is a broadly defined field that seeks to improve the overall quality of life of...

UTRGV students Carlie Patrick (far left), a junior English/communication studies major, and Leroy Berrones Soto (second from left), a sophomore...

Often, helping professionals in the lives of foster care youth struggle to understand the magnitude of loss a child or teen...

Many social workers, other helping professionals, and foster care alumni have recognized the value in utilizing technology to support foster...

Generally speaking, helping organizations view humans from two polarized lenses.  Some organizations believe that their employees are good people and...

In 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act required states to begin developing plans to monitor health...

Traveling with friends and family to events is something I like to do for two reasons. One is the fact...

“It’s natural for you to think about how fostering will affect your life.  About how hard it will be or...

When I tell people I am a former foster youth they usually have a similar response (something along the lines...

A California-based policy shop is asking for a $30 million expansion of the state’s transitional housing program to serve homeless...

Foster care alumni abandoned by the educational system often become the inmates at youth detention centers and adult prisons across...

In 2013, Florida lawmakers chose to implement the Normalcy Act; a law that requires their state government to allow foster...

“Over the next 10 months, Jake and his brother were moved 11 times, sometimes in short succession.” This quote is...

As a foster and adoptive parent myself, I recognize the importance of technology in the lives of children.  Indeed, technology...

Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are changing the definition of what it means to grow old. Baby boomers...

Possibly one of the few things more challenging than being a teenage parent is being a teenage parent in foster...

Home is Where I Make It The foster care system is constantly seeking out people who are willing to provide...

Ever wonder why people are not clamoring to build a better abacus?  Most people wouldn't know how to use an...