The Arizona House Government Committee passed all six child welfare bills on its agenda Thursday, including legislation aimed ...

For the first time since 2009, licensed foster families in Arizona are receiving a pay raise. It's a move state leaders say could help strengthen the foster care system and encourage more families to ...

Two state legislators are pushing for improved transparency about how often Arizona’s foster-care children are prescribed powerful, mind-altering medications. A pair of bills recently introduced in ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Two Southern Arizona sisters are sharing their journey of fostering and adopting nine children between them, hoping their story inspires more families to step forward during ...

Luis de la Cruz, the boy who crossed the desert, now leads a foundation that helps thousands cross their own barriers. At the age of eight, Luis de la Cruz crossed the desert with his parents and ...

Data from the Arizona Department of Child Safety reveals that 74% of missing foster children disappeared from group homes ...

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Child Safety is addressing a shortage of foster homes by significantly boosting its financial support for families that take kids in. The state announced Thursday ...

Patti Machelor had an important story in Sunday’s Arizona Daily Star about kids in foster care. The number of abused and neglected children in state care has nearly doubled in Pima County over the ...

Three suspects have been charged with multiple felony burglary counts in connection with a series of smoke shop break-ins across the Valley. A spokesperson with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said ...