North Carolina says family comes first. Our foster care policies should, too.

By: Gaile Osborne

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 452

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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When a child cannot safely remain at home, the next best place is usually with someone they already know.

A grandmother.
An aunt.
A trusted family friend.

We say family comes first in North Carolina. But some of our foster care policies create difficulties and barriers.

Our state is facing a shortage of licensed foster homes. That reality makes it even more urgent to identify and support kinship caregivers, relatives and other trusted adults who …

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