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 […]
by Sarah Kim There are many misconceptions about foster care that can discourage prospective foster parents and misconstrue youth in foster care. It’s important to avoid making false assumptions and overgeneralizations about the people involved […]
All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Do you have a difficult time encouraging your children to read in their free time instead of using screens? We asked […]
All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Is bathtime tough for the children in your home? We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents how they make baths […]
by Sweetiele Moon Annual data from the federal government reveals only 49% of foster children are reunited with their families. As a former foster youth my family has experienced many difficulties post-reunification. Unfortunately, stories like […]
By John Kelly, Senior Editor for The Imprint Mail to: [email protected] Each year, the Department of Health and Human Services provides a data picture on abuse and neglect, and on the youth who experience foster […]
A look at how some kinship families are faring as National Kinship Awareness Month gets underway. by Valarie Edwards Twelve years ago, life changed for 68-year-old Danny Baker, and his 67-year-old wife Angie, when their […]
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