IL family fighting state to keep child with disabilities closer to home

IL family fighting state to keep child with disabilities closer to home

(The Center Square) – A southern Illinois family is fighting in the courts to keep control of their son’s care.

A Missouri teen spent her life in foster care. Now she’s fighting the state to keep her baby

Hailey, a 16-year-old in Missouri's foster care system, gave birth to her daughter in February after fearing for months that the state would remove her child. A few weeks after the birth, the two were temporarily separated. Hailey poses for a portrait after being temporarily reunited with her daughter on April 1 in Cuba. Asked what she misses most, Hailey replied: “Her smiling” (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent).CUBA, Mo. — Hailey cradled her c…

On a Trip with His Foster Family, Teenage Boy Runs Away to Find His Real Family after Spotting an Old Sign — Story of the Day

Sixteen-year-old Eric slips away from his foster family on a camping trip, desperate to find his real mother and the answers he’s always craved. But as he faces hard truths about the past and what family truly means, Eric’s journey takes a turn he never saw coming. The Johnson family...