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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Posted on May 8, 2018 by
Taking your foster child on vacation is one more step that you can take to give him a chance to experience what it’s like to be a kid in a stable and safe family.
Posted on April 9, 2018 by
When your foster child leaves your family, it can be hard for everyone. But it can also be “good” in the best sense of the word.
Posted on March 17, 2018 by
Foster children can present challenging behaviors around food. Fortunately, there are ways you can help your foster child with food issues.
Your foster child may sometimes say things that confuse you. But, as you get to know them, some of the things they say will make more sense to you.
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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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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 6th Annual Paddle for Plummer! It was a great day full of fun and fitness for a fantastic cause!
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