Posted on August 23, 2022 by Plummer Youth Promise
Many kids in foster care do not have a clear understanding of why they came into care or who their family members are. With information gathered...
Posted on May 17, 2022 by Plummer Youth Promise
Kinship care offers many positives for kids and families and it is often the first choice for a child needing out-of-home placement due to abuse or neglect.
Posted on March 16, 2022 by Plummer Youth Promise
One of the myths about being a foster parent is that you have to be married. Well, you don’t. I...
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Plummer Youth Promise
Dear Foster Parents, I am writing to you to give you some ideas about welcoming a new foster child or...
Posted on October 18, 2021 by Plummer Youth Promise
October brings thoughts of Halloween to mind. Here from the perspective of foster children and foster parents are some of...
Posted on September 29, 2021 by Plummer Youth Promise
Dear foster parents, I am a teenager in foster care and I want to tell you about my family forest...
Posted on September 21, 2021 by Plummer Youth Promise
We are all familiar with the concept of a family tree, that symbolic representation of an individual’s immediate and extended...
Posted on July 29, 2021 by Plummer Youth Promise
Like many kids in care, my guys tell me that they have never spent a whole day at the beach.
Posted on June 22, 2021 by Plummer Youth Promise
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth in foster care need the same stability and security from a loving family as their straight and cisgender peers.
Posted on May 21, 2021 by Plummer Youth Promise
In addition to necessities like food, shelter, and safety, foster care also provides a young person with the chance to live with a family.