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Protecting Social Security Benefits for Youth in Foster Care

January 18, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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Building Credit for Beginners

January 18, 2023 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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Asked & Answered: Medicine

January 18, 2023 Sarah St. Gelais 0

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 […]

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Asked & Answered: Incarcerated Parents

January 10, 2023 Sarah St. Gelais 0

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 […]

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Professionals Not Required: How Regular Folks Can Transform Child Welfare in Your Community

December 31, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

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 […]

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When Will the Loss End?

December 31, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

by Erin Brouchard One of the hardest parts of being a young adoptive parent was the misinformation I received about how long or how much my kids would experience loss and grief. My kids were […]

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Asked & Answered: Giving Season

December 20, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. November and December, aka “giving season,” have historically been the months when people are most generous, and most willing to support […]

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Asked & Answered: Handling Food Insecurity

December 13, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. For children who have experienced food scarcity and hunger, insecurity about food can be a long lasting concern. We asked current […]

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Asked & Answered: Reading and Screen Time (Part Seven)

December 6, 2022 Sarah St. Gelais 0

All responses taken from our Facebook groups: Foster Parenting Toolbox and Kinship Parenting Group. Reading is a great hobby to help children develop literacy, vocabulary and imagination. We asked current foster, kinship and adoptive parents […]

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University of Kentucky Seeks Teens for New Virtual Reality Peer Group

November 29, 2022 Valarie Edwards 0

The University of Kentucky’s College of Social Work is looking for teens, 14-17 and currently in foster care, who want to connect in virtual reality for peer support.   In a collaboration between Adoption Support for […]

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