Child placing agencies play a prominent role in the lives of children in foster care. Understanding the day-to-day operations of a child placing agency helps us realize the importance of their work.
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Wondering how you can make a difference for Florida children in foster care? Learn about the child welfare system, the need for foster families, and how you can get started.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder affects the brain and body of people who were exposed to alcohol in the womb. Foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers must be FASD informed.
All children are worthy of love. This is how to help children placed through foster care feel safe, valued, and welcomed into your family.
Back to school is an exciting time for most kids. But for children in foster care, returning to school comes with its own set of challenges.
Autumn’s story is one about hope. As a former foster youth, she has a unique perspective about the impact of foster and adoptive families in the lives of children.
Kimarri’s adoptive family seemingly came out of nowhere. But God had a plan all along to bring Kimarri and the Richardson family together.
If you want to get a realistic picture of what’s it like to be a foster parent, the best thing to do is speak with the folks who are living it. Kids enter foster care through no fault of their own–typically because they have been abused, neglected, or abandoned and are unable to continue living …
I ignored God’s calling to become a foster parent for 6 years because I was worried about how fostering would affect my biological children. But fostering has been the most beautiful thing we have done as a family.
This is how to get started as a foster family in Kentucky and show love to vulnerable children.
Many children in foster care move from home to home with their items in a garbage bag. A suitcase is an essential item that can help restore dignity.
Crystal Paine is a strong advocate for children in foster care. In this personal interview, she shares the challenges and joys of fostering.
As a foster parent, I see hurt through the eyes of a child and the biological parent.
“Bridge Organization” is a relatively new term in the world of foster care and adoption, but they play an increasingly important role. This is what you need to know about bridge organizations.
School social workers partner with the foster care system in an important way. In their role, school social workers help students and families thrive.
You can be the voice for children and teens in foster care by becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).
Children and teens in foster care deserve a voice in court. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) volunteer to fill that need.
Foster families can be the bridge to help a family heal and be together again. It is the definition of grace. This is family reunification.
After twelve years as a foster parent, Cindy Tarrant has learned this: “Loving like Jesus looks a little bit different when you can’t leave and go home at the end of the day.”
Foster parents and foster families play a key role within the foster care system. Learning about the day-to-day responsibilities of a foster family is an important step when pursuing a call to foster.
