foster care

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The agency that has administered the county's unique foster care system sued the state's top health agency earlier this year after it cut funding.

The state health department has defunded the organization that oversaw foster care placements in Kent County for the past eight years.

Work is getting started on the Brewster Wheeler redevelopment, which is set to create 211 affordable housing units and restore the historic Brewster Wheeler Rec Center.

The agency that’s overseen foster care cases in Kent County for most of the past decade is suing the state health department for eliminating its funding, while judges that oversee child abuse and neglect cases in the county called the lack of transition planning a “child welfare emergency.”

On this edition of Stateside, an expected spike in water rates for Metro Detroit residents. Then, the obstacles children in foster care face when getting educational records. Lastly, an explanation on the recent decline in consumer confidence.

A Senate bill proposes to reserve the income of Michigan children in foster care in a trust fund for their future use, rather than seizing it to compensate the state for the cost of their care.

Michigan becomes the first state to implement separate licensing standards for kin caregivers. The goal of kinship care is to keep families together and increase equity in the child welfare system.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled this week that the state's civil rights laws protect LGBTQ people. What does this mean for gay and transgender Michiganders? Also, a look at how the state of Michigan is making it more difficult for foster children to earn a high school diploma. Plus, a dive into horror movies and a trip to a different kind of Pride celebration.

Legislation to address issues within Michigan’s adoption and foster care system passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday.