Missouri has joined a federal initiative designed to strengthen the state’s child welfare system and provide better support for foster families caring for high-need children.

Missouri will stop seizing foster children's Social Security benefits to cover foster care costs. The new law also bans marriage for anyone under 18 and voids non-disclosure agreements in child sex ...

A new program aimed at making childcare more affordable for middle-income families is set to begin in Missouri next month. JEFFERSON CITY — A new program is set to drop in Missouri in November, with ...

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood announced Tuesday that the state has received delayed federal child care subsidy funds, allowing payments ...