Foster care

Ok so a social worker just dropped off a new placement...now what?! You don't know the kids they don't know you, the whole thing can be ...

When you become a foster parent, you support children while their family works toward reunification. Learn the steps and requirements for foster care.

If you want to get a realistic picture of what it's like to be a foster parent, the best thing to do is talk with the folks who are living it.

A friend got a call today that she’s getting her first placement as a foster parent: a newborn baby boy. Her questions made me want to put together a list of suggestions to ask if you’re picking up a newborn. These are different than the questions you might ask for the placement of an older child.

Here are six common misconceptions surrounding the youngest children in the foster care system and six explanations to set the record straight. #WaitNoMore #FosterCare #Adoption #Infant #Parenting #FosterParents #FosterFamily #Family

Make sure you meet the requirements for foster care bedrooms before your homestudy and foster parents placement.

A unique perspective and encouragement for foster families from a former foster child turned foster mom. God has a heart for the orphaned.

In at least 36 states and the District of Columbia, child welfare agencies use a child's benefit checks to offset the cost of foster care, often leaving them with a tattered safety net as adults.

I get so confused with all the acronyms used with foster care. Great list here!

THE ARCHIBALD PROJECT is an orphan care advocacy organization that uses media to tell stories. These stories advocate for orphans, educate on orphan care, build community and inspire people into action.

A record-breaking 6,500 children are currently in the Kansas foster care system. Learn what you can do to help!

Jamie Finn on Instagram: "Too often, adoption isolates our kids from more relationships, more connections, more love. May we do everything within our power to bring our kids the “more” adoption can offer. 🤍 • #foster #fostering #fostercare #fostermom #fosterfamily #fosterparents #adopt #adoption #adoptivemom #adoptivefamily #fosterthefamily #fosterthefamilyblog"

With the possibility (let’s be honest, probability) of the children leaving, I’ve had this inner desire to make them more real to the outside world as if that would somehow prove they w…

Read our weekly blog at Child Crisis Arizona. 18 is a milestone, for a large majority of youth in foster care, turning 18 means aging out of the system.

My Advice for Soon-To-Be, Maybe-One-Day, or Brand-New-and-Waiting Foster Parents || Foster the Family Blog | Encouragement for Foster parents | Mom blog | Foster care education

Foster Kids Charity a charity that care for the basic needs of foster children in DFW and Texas

When 16-year-old Amie Watkins first opened the door to her new foster home, she was immediately struck by the smell: urine. Six cats slinked through the mess, over dirt-stained carpets. Pots, pans and

Someone recently asked me what fostering was like. I immediately said, "Foster care is harder than I ever knew. And the blessings are bigger...

I have been meaning to post this for awhile now, I'm sorry it's taken me so long! This is extremely helpful to use with first time fos...