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 […]
Fostering Blog
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 […]