Tricks and Treats of Foster Care
Posted on October 18, 2021 by
October brings thoughts of Halloween to mind. Here from the perspective of foster children and foster parents are some of... Read More
Tag Archive: Foster Child
Welcome to My Family Forest
Posted on September 29, 2021 by
Dear foster parents, I am a teenager in foster care and I want to tell you about my family forest... Read More
Your Foster Child’s Family Forest
Posted on September 21, 2021 by
We are all familiar with the concept of a family tree, that symbolic representation of an individual’s immediate and extended... Read More
Fostering Hope
Posted on May 21, 2021 by
In addition to necessities like food, shelter, and safety, foster care also provides a young person with the chance to live with a family.
Letter from a Former Foster Kid
Posted on April 20, 2021 by
Dear Foster Parents, I am writing this because I have been out of foster care for a while now, and there are some things you should know about kids in the foster care.
Dear Santa: A Letter from a Foster Child
Posted on December 21, 2020 by
Dear Santa, Well, first of all, I’m much too old to be writing to you but I thought it couldn’t hurt,... Read More
Giving Thanks for Foster Parents
Posted on November 23, 2020 by
Foster parents are always giving. Sometimes they are providing a home for a group of siblings to prevent separation. Other times they are simply reaching out... Read More
Your Foster Child’s Family Forest
Posted on September 22, 2020 by
A traditional “family tree” doesn’t really represent a foster child’s network of loved ones. It’s more accurate to think of them as having... Read More
A Letter to Black Foster Youth
Posted on June 24, 2020 by
Yes, we black foster youth know the police very well. Some of us know them more than we’d like to. But I reckon that a new day is upon us. There is a growing understanding by child welfare leaders that systemic racism has plagued the black community and led to disparities in black children in foster care for decades.
Note To My Neighbor: Now is a Great Time to Foster!
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.
