By Valarie Edwards Documentary filmmaker Yusef Presley was just 5 when he was separated from his sister, 7-year-old Khalia. The two initially entered foster care in the same family, but were later separated. Presley was […]
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 […]
Downloadable brief on kinship navigators fr. Casey Family Programs: www.casey.org/what-are-kinship-navigators/ www.grandfamilies.org www.aecf.org/topics/kinship-care www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/kinship/ www.cwla.org/kinship-care/ www.gu.org/ State-by-State Kinship Navigator Programs ALABAMA: Kinship Navigator www.navigator.alabama.gov ALASKA: VOA Alaska www.bit.ly/3BCHd7e ARIZONA: Arizona Kinship Support Services www.bit.ly/3zsB5fd ARKANSAS: […]
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 […]
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. […]
This new book by former foster youth Antonio D. Grate offers advice to foster and kinship caregivers about transitioning a youth to their family and home. Grate is also a motivational speaker and shares more […]
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