All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Is it a challenge to get your kids outdoors? We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents how they encourage outdoor […]
All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Children who read at home often develop better vocabularies and literacy than those who don’t. We asked current foster, kinship and […]
by Sarah Kim In 2016, Fostering Media Connections launched its Youth Voice program, which teaches journalism and other pre-professional skills to youth in foster care. To date, the program has published more than 100 articles […]
All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. We asked current foster parents what inspired them to open their homes to children in need. Here are their stories: “I […]
by Sarah Kim Chances are many of you are familiar with telehealth therapy, a trend prompted in part by the pandemic, which shifted typical in-person engagements, including psychological services for youth in foster care, to […]
Seen Out Loud Host Matt Anderson shares personal stories of families who‘ve been involved in the child welfare system. Through deep conversations with people with lived experience, the podcast explores how the child welfare system […]
What is it like to be a foster child moving from home to home over and over again? Come explore one child’s journey through foster care. “Trash” is the story of a 9-year-old girl whose […]
Single foster parent Debbie Ausburn has a 40-year career working with at-risk youth and the organizations that serve them. Now, Ausburn has put together a book detailing what she’s learned working with young people and […]
Do you ever feel confused about what went wrong in your foster or adoption story? Are you fearful about the future of your marriage and your children? Do you ever feel overwhelmed and desperate for […]
