Jackie Hendry

State officials say South Dakota is in need of more people to help foster children. News Watch spoke to two families about the system.

Editor's note: This is the eighth in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting's "South Dakota Focus" will write for South Dakota News …

Brandy and Scott Louwagie of Sioux Falls have been foster parents for nearly 10 years and adopted three children from foster care.

The shortage of foster families is not a new problem.

SDPB Radio | By Jackie Hendry, Krystal Schoenbauer Published April 25, 2024 at 7:45 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

We speak with two Aberdeen Central High School students about their award-winning news production. We learn what led them to the anchor desk and where they're going next.

This segment originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

If the shortage of providers is going to change, it will require a lot of people like Cordelia Rieck, who has chosen to pursue the career.

Cordelia Rieck helps with her mother's family day care business. She plans to pursue an early childhood degree at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls.