In Utah, the average stay in foster care is 17 months. For 8-year-old Wesley, it has been almost 2½ years. He shared with KSL TV his love of LEGO® sets and his dream to have a mom.
This is the time when high school graduating seniors would have been walking across the stage in front of friends and family to accept their diploma, including one Salt Lake City teen living in foster care who overcame incredible odds to graduate.
A big change in a state contract with a local non-profit was announced Monday. For the first time in 20 years, state funds to "Utah Foster Care" will now be going to "The Adoption Exchange" instead.
This time of social distancing and quarantine is difficult time for everyone in our country, but for children living in the foster care system, it can be especially isolating.
Inside a small warehouse in Salt Lake City is a world cut off from the busy streets just outside the door. It’s a place where the limits of your own mind are the only thing holding you back.
This week’s Wednesday’s Child is not just one child, but three siblings all hoping to be adopted. The children were invited to a day of indoor skating and video games recently, and KSL tagged along.
On this week's Wednesday's Child we won't be introducing you to a child in need of a family. Instead, we have an update that is sure to make you smile.
On Wednesday, Makayla was invited to “ArtSpace” in Salt Lake City to learn how to play the ukulele. However, for the past two years, she's had to learn some hard realities about life.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — KSL is committed to Utah’s children and right now, there are hundreds of children lingering in the foster care system. This week’s Wednesday’s Child is Makenzi. She is a young girl who loves to create in the kitchen and was invited to spend some time baking cookies at Goodly Cookies. […]
There are currently thousands of children living in the Utah Foster Care system and many of them are not alone. C.J. and Arielle are siblings who are determined to get adopted together.