Woman gets $219,000 in child case | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA

SCRANTON – A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $219,000 to a woman who claimed Luzerne County Children and Youth Services improperly denied her foster care payments for caring for her sister’s children.

Kinship carers are the forgotten Good Samaritans | The Sun

They’re the kind-hearted grandparents, aunts and uncles who take in child relatives abandoned, neglected or abused by their parents. But while these selfless ‘kinship carers’ are saving the Scottish Government millions, many are forced to live below the breadline.

IN THE MATTER OF: D.W.C. and J.A.C. Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Respondent-mother (“Eloise”)[ 1 ] appeals from the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to the minor children, D.W.C. (“Donnie”) and J.A.C. (“Johnnie”).

Australia – DOCS to strip grandparents of payments for childcare

Hundreds of people who look after their grandchildren full-time risk losing a special payment worth between $400 and $600 per child a fortnight after the NSW Department of Community Services announced a review.

Teens Fashion a Wardrobe for Grandparents’ Kids | Womens eNews

Grandparents who have custody of the kids often struggle to make ends meet on a fixed income. To help out, two teens in Cleveland have created a fashion-minded thrift boutique in an old car barn, with personalized shoppers, where all the clothes are free.

Nearly 25% of Phila. foster children live with kin | Philadelphia Inquirer

A new statewide child-welfare report shows a mixed picture in the region – including the encouraging finding that the percentage of Philadelphia children in foster care who live in the homes of relatives is higher than the state average.

Grandparents help keep kids in the family | Cathy Ashley | guardian.co.uk

I recently spoke to a woman who had begun looking after her granddaughter full time nine years ago. The child’s mother had severe mental health problems and could no longer cope. Her father also suffered from mental health problems and was in prison. Nine years on, this grandmother is retired, her granddaughter is 10 years old and it’s a real struggle financially. Yet she is receiving no specific financial or practical support to raise this young girl.