Why Become a Foster Parent?
Posted on January 23, 2019 by
Have you ever thought about becoming a foster parent? You’re not alone. Many of us contemplate this life-changing question because we care about kids and want what’s best for them.
Plummer Youth Promise Blog
Welcome to Plummer’s blog. It’s about our work with children, and will focus especially on our foster care program, which finds safe and caring homes for kids who need them. Right now in Massachusetts, there’s a critical shortage of foster families. This blog aims to help people understand more about foster care: how it works, how you can become a foster parent, and what the experience is like from the perspective of both adults and children. It will try to dispel some myths about being a foster parent and offer parenting tips for foster parents or anyone caring for a child. We’ll also interview foster parents and kids in foster care, as well as professionals in the field – caring people who want to help kids get through a tough time in their lives.
Hanging In There as a Foster Parent
Posted on December 11, 2018 by
Being a foster parent is a tough job, even in the good times. Hanging in there with a foster child who keeps pushing you away is difficult. How do you keep going?
4 Amazing Ways Foster Parents Encourage Reunification
Posted on December 4, 2018 by
Foster parents have two main goals: reuniting the child with the birth family whenever possible and minimizing trauma that could result from instability.
Dear Foster Parent: What Your Teenage Foster Child Wants You to Know
Posted on November 28, 2018 by
The routine you provide is incredibly important to me. I may never have had the chance to be a regular kid in a family. Before I came to live with you I may have lived in some chaotic places.
To Foster Parents on Thanksgiving
Posted on November 21, 2018 by
Thank you for opening your homes and hearts to the many types of children who need foster care. Thank you for respecting your foster children’s ties to their birth parents and for working with birth parents to help their children.
Gearing Up for the Holidays as a Foster Parent
Posted on November 14, 2018 by
Remember that the holidays stir up a lot of emotion for almost everyone. Your foster child may struggle with feelings of guilt and sadness.
Why Do We Need Good Foster Parents?
Posted on October 29, 2018 by
Because foster parents often work behind the scenes and demand little to no recognition, many fail to realize the impact of high quality foster parenting across the country.
Helping Your Foster Child Make the Grade in a New School
Posted on August 28, 2018 by
There are age-specific challenges all students face in school. For a foster child or teen entering a new school, these challenges may be magnified.
Helping Your Foster Child Start the New School Year
Posted on August 27, 2018 by
Many kids in foster care have had a difficult time in school and starting a new school year can stir up a lot of negative thoughts and feelings.
Why and How Plummer Youth Promise Changed Its Approach to Working with Older Youth
Posted on August 8, 2018 by
Several years ago, recognizing that young people leaving our group home as young adults were struggling to succeed, we took a hard look at how we could change our approach.
