New York
New York fixing law that allowed adoptive parents to collect checks for kids no longer in their care
In some cases, young people were forced to go out on their own or wound up in homeless shelters, including Essence Flowers, who last year told the Daily News about the struggle to rebuild her life after she was forced out of her adoptive home.
Amid growing calls for reform, New York is overhauling financial support for adopted families to ensure the funding benefits children — a move that follows recent coverage of the issue in the News.
In December, Gov. Hochul and state lawmakers reached... [2904 chars]