Family reunification foster care

When a child is placed in to foster care there is a ton of paperwork - checklists, medical info, visitation logs,court hearing records and so much more. Get yourself organized with this foster care binder to store all the vital information about your foster child. #fostering #fostercare #fostercarebinder

Learning about the foster care system can seem like a daunting task. Where should you start? The best place to begin is with the journey of a child in foster care. #WaitNoMore #FosterCare #QuotesAboutFosterCare reunification, one child's story, volunteer, foster family, supporting foster families, prayer, time in foster care, restoration

[Updated November 2019: This post has been updated on my new blog. You can check out that post by clicking HERE!] THANK YOU so much to Jan, Chrystal, and Anie for hosting a beautiful foster shower for us this evening! Thank you to everyone who braved the cold wind, the schedule changes, and the oh-crap-I-hate-Sunday-nights-before-we-return-to-work-the-next-day blues to celebrate this special time with us! Brian and I had a great time and we feel overwhelmed with your love and support (as do…

Jamie Finn on Instagram: "My words from the very first thing I ever wrote about foster care. I’ve learned a lot since then, about the family and reunification and trauma, but the heart of these words—the anticipation of certain loss & the motivation of His love—still rings true. • #fostercare #foster #fostering #fostermom #fosterfamily #fosterthefamily #fosterthefamilyblog"

September is Kinship Care Month. This course from CreatingaFamilyEd.org will help you set yourself up for success. OR, if you have kinship caregivers in your life, it can help you learn they need to thrive: http://ow.ly/bgKw50KTwqI #kinshipcare #KinshipCareMonth

Foster families can be the bridge to help a family heal and be together again. It is the definition of grace. This is family reunification. #WaitNoMore #FosterCare #Adoption #Reunification #FocusOnTheFamily foster parents, child in foster care, family reunification, showing grace to others, showing Christ's love to children in foster care

June is #NationalReunificationMonth. The goal of foster care is always to reunify a child with their birth family when it is safe and possible.

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...

The goal for every foster child from day 1 is permanency. When possible, reunification with birth parents is always the top priority. When that's not possible, the case worker and court will pursue adoption options. Other family members always have priority (up to the fifth degree!) followed by the existing foster family when it comes to adoption. The final permanency option is permanent legal custody where the child is placed under the permanent care of another family, but the birth parents…

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