by John Kelly About 1 in 10 youth in foster care are entitled to Social Security benefits either due to physical or mental disability, or they are the named beneficiary of one or both of […]
Building Credit for Beginners by Grace Bithell, MSW, and Rachel Bithell As a case manager for a transitional housing program, Grace Bithell worked with a young man who entered foster care for the fourth time […]
All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Cold and flu season is in full swing, and you may be struggling to get sick children to take the medicine […]
All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Parental incarceration can be one of the hardest topics to talk about with children. We asked current foster, adoptive and kinship […]
Column: More Than Enough by Jason Weber Dillon Helbig was in second grade when his book went into circulation at his local public library in Boise, Idaho. As of January 2022, the waiting list had […]
by Tori Hope Petersen Tori Hope Peterson was a biracial child shuffled between 12 different foster homes while growing up. She shares her journey through a tumultuous childhood, becoming an All-American track and field athlete […]
by Emi Nietfeld As a homeless teenager writing college essays in her rusty Toyota Corolla, Emi Nietfeld was convinced that the Ivy League was the only escape from her dysfunctional childhood. But upward mobility required […]
by Chandra Ghosh Ippen Ellie’s mom did not come for their visit, and Ellie is stuck in a cloud of sadness and anger as she tries to understand why. Fortunately, Miss K. and Ellie’s Uncle […]
By Allison Davis Mason and Sharon Kaplan Roszia Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-78592-823-9, 255 pages, $29.95 This new workbook is a companion to the authors’ original book, “Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency.” […]
