November 15, 2023
Once a month, Brian excitedly jumps in the car to go see two of his best friends. The excitement is contagious as he sprints to see […]
Fostering Blog
November 10, 2023
The national average for family reunification is 49%. Families who are separated experience devastating and traumatic loss – this leaves a lifelong impact on each person […]
March 10, 2022
Dena and Moms Matter help moms thrive, and bring their kids home My journey as a Peer Support Specialist into the world of Social Services was […]
August 20, 2021
Should the Goal of Foster Care Really Be Reunification? Part II When Marie’s child was in foster care, she was sure she would never get him […]
August 19, 2021
Should the Goal of Foster Care Really Be Reunification? If you find yourself struggling with the answer, you’re not alone. But if the goal of foster […]
August 4, 2021
Meet a Foster Family: Joey and Jen Every family’s journey to foster looks different. The way that individuals and families discover and commit to the role […]
April 5, 2021
I’m no stranger to goodbyes. We have had twenty kids come through our home through foster care in the last three years. Each of them we […]
November 18, 2020
Like many grandparents, Rhonda was initially worried about the impact that foster care might have on her beloved granddaughter, Avery. When her daughter and son-in-law decided […]
June 18, 2020
The first time I met my son’s birth mother she scowled at me. And she was good at it. I was intimidated. This was my first […]
April 23, 2020
As adults, we all have to strike a balance between opposing forces: work and personal lives, time for ourselves and time for our children and our […]
March 30, 2020
Across the nation, we are all currently wrestling with responding to the global pandemic of COVID-19, and the many different impacts it has made on our […]
March 18, 2020
A few months ago, the sweet baby girl we are currently fostering took her first two steps. It was several weeks before her first birthday, and […]