KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Department of Children’s Services has extended the deadline for former foster youth to apply for federal stimulus funds to assist with living expenses. The department ...

Lumen Flats is a unique housing facility specifically created for young adults aging out of foster care.

As I reflect on my time in the foster care system, I realize it played an important role in shaping the man I’ve become. It wasn’t all good, but the moments of hope, love, and support have stayed with ...

A leader from Nashville's Church of the City explains support gaps for foster care families and how her church is working to ...

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 ...

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. — There is a continuous need for foster families in Tennessee. However, there is a greater need for particular groups in the system, according to the Tennessee Department of Child ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A $1 million initiative aimed at helping foster children in Tennessee transition out of government care and into adulthood was revealed on Wednesday. The Reconstruct Thriving ...

For what's believed to be the first time ever, all of Tennessee's major league sports franchises have united for a cause. The Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Nashville SC and the Memphis ...