Finding Light in a Heavy Season: Caring for Foster Children During the Holidays
New Year, New Connections
The power of community connections in foster careBy: Amanda PolinskiHundreds of children [...]
May is Foster Care Awareness Month
What is foster care? According to childwelfare.org, foster care is a temporary [...]
Family-Centered Practice
Written by Amanda Kemp Have you ever ridden a bicycle for two [...]
Respite
Written by Amanda Kemp For many of us, the holiday season is [...]
RAD & Adjustment Disorder
Written by Amanda Kemp Over years of research, it is well known [...]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Foster Care
By Amanda Kemp Defining Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stanforchildrens.org states “PTSD is a mental [...]
Mental Health Series – Part 1 of 3 : ADHD in Foster Care
Mental health is a large focus with children in foster care because [...]
IEPs and 504 Plans- Helping Your Child Succeed Academically
It is pretty common knowledge that children in foster care struggle. They [...]
Self-care and Preventing Burnout for Foster Parents
There is no question that foster parents and adoptive parents truly are a [...]
Foster Care Awareness
What is Foster Care? Being a foster parent means being a support to [...]
What is the State Ward Adoption Process?
State ward adoption refers to an adoption of a child whose parents’ parental [...]
How has COVID impacted you and how do you handle it?
Written by Amanda Kemp Most of us are tired of hearing new terms [...]
How long will you need your parents? -The Importance of Adopting Teenagers
Written by Amanda Kemp Imagine you are 10 years old. You rely on [...]
Our Foster Care Priorities
Reunification is usually [...]
Re-Introducing Forever Families
Forever Families was established in 1997 when Jean Stenzel and [...]