Ron and Nellie Biles adopted their granddaughters Simone and Adria from foster care in 2001.

Lacey Dunkin had a strong desire to be a mother, so in 2011, she became a licensed foster parent in California.

Read the latest stories of how KVC is helping children and families across the U.S.

The Raising of America is a new five-part documentary series that explores how conditions faced by children and their families during infancy and the early years can literally alter the developing brain and affect a child’s future success—in school and in life.

Individuals and organizations gave holiday gifts to more than 6,000 children and teens involved in the child welfare system or receiving behavioral healthcare from KVC.

Social work is a helping profession and a very diverse field encompassing many different kinds of professionals who all serve people in need.