by Matt Kelley | Nov 7, 2016 | Human Interest, News
There’s an urgent call for Iowa families to open their homes to take in foster children and to adopt. Bambi Schrader, recruitment supervisor for Iowa KidsNet, says there’s a critical need for families to shelter sibling groups, teenagers and children who...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 21, 2016 | Education, Human Interest, News
The new “Kids Count” report on the wellbeing of children ranks Iowa third in the nation overall, up one slot from fourth place last year. Laura Speer, spokeswoman for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, says Iowa is in the top tiers of a majority of the key...
by Dar Danielson | May 27, 2015 | Human Interest, News
A relationship study of older mothers found more issues than expected with their children. Iowa State University researcher Megan Gilligan is the lead author the study which she says found 1 in 10 mothers had at least one estranged child. They didn’t start the...
by Matt Kelley | May 19, 2015 | Human Interest, News
A new report shows Iowa has children living in institutions and group care situations, not families, at a much higher rate than the national average. The report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds nearly 20-percent of children in the foster care system in Iowa...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 11, 2015 | Education, Health & Medicine, News
The latest Iowa Kids Count survey released today shows improvement in health and education related areas for kids in the state. Michael Crawford of the Child and Family Policy Center says the data compares information from 2013 to 2000 for 20 different...
