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.
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Posted on May 26, 2020 by
You had some questions about foster parenting and we agreed to talk over a cup of coffee soon. Well, the pandemic has put that plan on hold for a while. So, I thought I’d drop you a note.
Posted on May 11, 2020 by
The reality of coronavirus has made things even more difficult for older youth in foster care, as well as those who have recently aged out.
Posted on April 27, 2020 by
Child welfare professionals are asking, “How should we actively pursue reunification goals and help to assure families are safe and stable during this public health emergency?”
Posted on April 9, 2020 by
Everyone’s life has been changed by the coronavirus. Families are spending more time together under difficult circumstances. Our routines have been disrupted. Foster families must cope with all of these challenges while meeting the needs of their foster children during a crisis.
Posted on March 12, 2020 by
“If you’re in the middle of the road and your car breaks down, do you have someone who can come help you? That’s what I think about.”
Posted on March 10, 2020 by
It’s one of the most important things I can do to help my foster child to move safely out of the child welfare system and into a permanent family.
Posted on February 11, 2020 by
It’s the love - for the kids, for the parents, for my peers - that keeps me going.
Posted on January 17, 2020 by
"There are so many ways you can help. Even if you don’t have money to donate or give, you have time.”
Posted on December 31, 2019 by
I am a two-year-old girl who is going to be reunified with my mommy next month. I wish that my foster family would stay in my life.
Posted on November 27, 2019 by
We’ve been through this before as a foster parent. As “the season” approaches, let’s try to keep a few things in mind.
This month, we honor our long-time friend and colleague, Lauren Frey. Lauren served as Plummer’s first Director of Permanency Practice Leadership before moving on to the next chapter of her life earlier this year.
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Plummer’s work to connect older youth in the child-welfare system to permanent families is breaking new ground. Learn how we are sharing best practices with organizations nationally.
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Learn how you can get involved to help Plummer youth and families right now. Whether it be through a meal donation, volunteering your time or expertise, or making a donation to our Emergency Relief Fund, there's a way for you to help!
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