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
July 27, 2023
Originally published 2019 and updated for payment rate structure July 2023. Understanding the SC Foster Care Stipend Money is always a touchy subject. Nobody wants to […]
May 26, 2023
The countdown to summer is on for school-aged children everywhere. There is something exciting about having time away from the classroom for rest and relaxation. The […]
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
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 […]
December 12, 2022
Children in foster care long for their family during the holidays. Thanksgiving Grace restores hope to children in foster care and their families. Every year, we […]
March 1, 2022
Traveling 100 Miles to Keep Siblings Connected Leads Foster Parents to Develop Friendships that Feel Like Family Today in South Carolina there are 3972 children in […]
December 27, 2021
As foster parents, we often encounter others – family, friends and even strangers – who tell us “I could never foster.” Certainly many current foster parents, […]
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 27, 2021
The idea of fostering can be scary, like any new adventure in life. It takes courage, which is defined as doing something even though you are […]
November 29, 2021
Meet Local Foster Care Innovator, Emily Fostering Great Ideas is thrilled to recognize individuals who are changing foster care in their communities through big and […]
August 18, 2021
Foster parenting is a huge commitment. You are choosing to care for children, and by extension their families, and also committing to partnering with the state […]