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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee desperately needs foster parents, and one nonprofit is doing what it can to help. Youth Villages is hosting foster parent information sessions through August and ...

DENVER (AP) — LGBTQ+ children in foster care in Tennessee and Colorado could have vastly different experiences in where they are placed under opposing legislation advanced by state legislatures this ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee is one of the states leading the charge in a new federal initiative known as “A Home for Every Child.” Right now, thousands of Tennessee children are waiting for a ...

Bill summary: "As introduced, prohibits the department of children's services from requiring an immunization as a condition of adopting or overseeing a child in foster care if an individual or member ...

Foster kids in Tennessee are being denied the basic right to education, health care and stable homes and instead kept in unsafe institutions or bounced through multiple foster families for years at ...

Tennessee is turning to an Oregon tech company to deal with a big shortage of foster families to house and care for children in state custody. And some state officials have high expectations for the ...

Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee have introduced legislation that will ensure that people with anti-LGBTQ+ prejudices can foster and adopt children. Opponents of the proposed law say it could ...

Throughout my career, I've witnessed the transformative power of institutions to shape individual lives and transform communities. Today, as president of Belmont University, I find myself ...