The government provides at least one means-tested, welfare-type program to roughly one out of every five Americans (unless you count Social Security, in which case the number goes up considerably). In ...

Foster parents, caregivers and state agencies can now review high-level data of all 50 states’ child welfare systems, ...

Historically, marriage has played a critical role in the raising of children. In most cases, the economic benefits of marriage are substantial. Marriage among families with children is an extremely ...

Note: This piece originally ran in 2016, we’re reposting it this week in light of updated welfare data. Twenty years ago, the federal government took a pretty simple cash welfare system — if you were ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order designed to decrease fraud in Oklahoma's welfare programs.

Over on Alternet Joshua Holland got very het up about the great new right wing lie. This all has relevance today as David Brooks has been using the same sorts of figures to show that the US does in ...

Arizona’s improving economy and welfare reforms have led to better outcomes for children, according to a new report. Common ...

Representative for Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services answers questions on why state agency found itself with ...

Former directors of state DFCS tell governor they “are deeply concerned that this crisis is accelerating and that additional ...