Navigating Social Media with Foster and Adopted Teens
By Pat Rhoads Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay. Social media has gone from the cool new fad to an ever-present reality in the lives of most Americans. […]
By Pat Rhoads Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay. Social media has gone from the cool new fad to an ever-present reality in the lives of most Americans. […]
By Melinda Clemmons In the warmly lit opening frame of the film, a young man leans in, listening intently to soulful music streaming from a laptop. As the song ends, someone beside him says, “I […]
What You Need to Know to Help Your Kid Fund Their Education By Sara Tiano In the exciting time of preparing to attend college, figuring out how to pay for it can be a dark […]
By Marisol Zarate A fostering agency for medically fragile children is keeping families together, empowering parents and facilitating placements with trained foster families. Childkind, originally established as an organization supporting children with HIV, now ensures […]
By William Holmes, MD May is National Foster Care Month, and there is no better time to recognize and give a heartfelt word of encouragement to all foster parents, who are a necessary and vital […]
This year, Fostering Media Connections (FMC) launched its first-ever Youth Voice nonfiction writing contest and invited current and former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 24 to submit essays. This year’s theme: “What love is.” Dozens of […]
By Michael Fitzgerald Niquana Clark of Harlem never imagined she’d become a famous actress. By the end of high school, she hadn’t performed in front of a large audience, was living in foster care, and […]
By Kim Phagan-Hansel When Ohio mom China Darrington lost custody of her child 14 years ago it turned her life upside down. Little did she know that experience would one day lead her to mentoring […]
Since August, America’s shores have been pummeled by Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey. Each has displaced thousands and wreaked havoc on some of the country’s largest metropolitan areas. Among those impacted are some of the […]
It is hard being a foster parent. But I don’t have to tell you that. Transportation is among a long list of challenges that foster parents face. Whether getting your child to important visits with […]
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