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Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesTexas
Removals rose for the first time in three years. Four urban counties account for more than a third, and the rates tell a different story than the counts.
Tone: Hard data.Data StoriesLouisiana
4,487 children, 2,133 homes. In 54 of 64 parishes, fewer homes than children, and the biggest gaps are in Lafayette, Ouachita, East Baton Rouge and Caddo.
Tone: Explainer.Official ReportsNational
After six straight years of decline, the national count rose slightly, partly because Washington State reported for the first time under the new rules.
Tone: Hopeful.InspirationLouisiana
In four years, the number of newly certified foster homes more than doubled. The need is still bigger, but the trend is real.
Tone: Explainer.ExplainedTexas
16,866? 17,623? 27,343? All three are official. Each answers a different question.
Tone: Explainer.ExplainedTexas
Most Texas foster homes are verified by private child-placing agencies, and no public statewide total exists. That gap is itself a finding.
Tone: Explainer.Official ReportsLouisiana
DCFS's annual snapshot switched to the calendar year. Here's what 2025 looked like, region by region.
Tone: Explainer.ExplainedNational
Texas says 16,866. AFCARS says 17,520. Both are right. Here's how to read federal and state foster care data side by side.