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 […]
by Dionne Joseph The word “foster” has Germanic and Old English origins. It simply means to nourish. As a foster parent for more than six years, I believe foster parenting is about nourishing children and […]
by Jena Hengstler Summertime is the ideal time to get outdoors for days filled with adventure, picnics, sunshine, summer sports and all things vitamin D and fresh air. However, an occasional rainy day may have […]
Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families. Drawing on decades of research, legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals […]
Efforts at colorblindness and antiracism have not been very effective in addressing racial tensions in the United States. Colorblindness ignores the realities of race and the history of injustice. On the other hand, antiracism centers […]
Being an adoptive parent is hard enough. But when your family is multiracial, things get even trickier. Parenting transracially doesn’t come naturally, nor does it just happen with time. Love is essential—yet by itself, love […]
by Farrah Mina When long-time foster parents Darlene and Curtis Bell learned they would soon welcome four children into their Brooklyn Park, Minnesota home, the couple took a crash-course in preparing traditional Nigerian pepper soup […]
This creative new children’s book explores the story of a young biracial adoptee beginning her journey to understand who she is in a world that is not as accepting and inclusive as it could be. […]
Creole Son is the compelling memoir of a single white mother searching to understand why her adopted biracial son grew from a happy child into a troubled young adult who struggled with addiction for decades. […]
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