Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about foster care, curated daily by BrightWire.
A scientist with schizophrenia and a lawyer who survived being stabbed 17 times have opened their home to over a dozen children with special needs. Their marriage proves that two wounded people can create something extraordinary together.
A stranger's wrong turn became a miracle for James and Larita Burke when he spotted their burning home and rescued all 12 people inside. The foster parents had cared for 500 children over the years in the house they lost.
A fly fishing gala in Little Rock raised $185,000 to help children in foster care learn life-changing outdoor skills. The Mayfly Project combines mentorship with nature to give vulnerable kids confidence, gear, and hope.
Diamond Davis Johnson helps young adults aging out of foster care navigate one of life's toughest transitions. The Tampa Bay Lightning just gave her nonprofit a $50,000 boost to keep that critical work going.
Three new volunteers just joined Floyd County's CASA program to advocate for children in foster care. With 97 kids in the system and only 43 currently paired with advocates, these women are stepping up to make sure vulnerable children have someone fighting for them.
After 18 years of dedication, actor Christian Bale and his wife have opened a foster care village in California designed to keep siblings together. The facility includes 12 homes that can serve up to 72 children at once.
Actor Christian Bale just opened a 12-home foster care village in Palmdale, California, dedicated to keeping brothers and sisters together. The facility solves one of the foster system's biggest heartbreaks: siblings being separated.
Thomas Brown and Myles Robertson just reached an incredible milestone in Indiana: each has helped 100 children navigate the foster care system to find permanent, loving homes. Their dedication shows how one person can transform countless young lives.
After 18 years of planning, Christian Bale has opened a California village designed to keep foster siblings together. The $22 million project features 12 homes where brothers and sisters can stay under one roof.
An MIT researcher is flipping the script on technology design by putting young people from the foster care system in the driver's seat. Their voices are shaping digital tools that actually support healing and connection.
More than 800 volunteers across Nebraska spent 25,000 hours last year advocating for abused and neglected children in the foster care system. Their dedication helped 1,800 kids navigate one of life's toughest chapters.
Comedian Tiffany Haddish stopped her show mid-performance to embrace the social worker who gave her a life-changing choice 30 years ago. The moment revealed how one person's intervention can redirect an entire life.