December 21, 2023
Take a moment to think back to a favorite holiday memory. What were you doing? Who was there? What made that moment so special? Cherished memories […]
November 10, 2023
Every relationship has its beginning somewhere. Michael and Raymond discovered something special in their tutoring relationship, something that deserved more attention than reading, writing, and arithmetic. […]
November 7, 2023
What makes the biggest difference for youth in foster care? What helps them to succeed? Such important questions – ones that are relevant to over 1,270 […]
May 16, 2023
Foster care is not immune to sibling rivalry. In foster care, there are times when siblings hold baggage from their life back home, which impacts their […]
May 12, 2023
Do you remember the first time you spent the night away from home? For many of us, our first experience away from home was with grandparents […]
May 12, 2023
My Confession: I am a foster parent, and my foster son does not see his siblings. This is the hard truth of our present reality. My […]
May 12, 2023
One of the hard parts of foster care is that sometimes sibling care and sibling connection does not result in siblings living together. When Sophia came […]
April 24, 2023
Malachi had no relationship with his family and faced aging out of foster care. When Daniel* first became a mentor to a youth in foster care, […]
April 20, 2023
For youth experiencing foster care, prom is a night to be normal. Ask any teenage girl looking forward to prom the reasons for her excitement, and […]
March 29, 2023
Why Does He Do Things The Hard Way? In the ever elusive search to find a new show for my spouse and I to watch together, […]
December 27, 2021
There are many benefits to being a foster family. The experiences shared with children who come in and out of our lives for just a season […]
December 17, 2021
Meet December Local Foster Care Innovator, Christy! Through the Local Foster Care Innovator Award, Fostering Great Ideas recognizes individuals who are changing foster care in their […]