Foster care

Prep for the Home Study and Review this list of Foster Care Home Study Questions to know what to expect and find other Tips for Foster Parents.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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"

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.

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

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

Do you want to start fostering? We're sharing the practical items that every practical items every foster parent should have on hand.

Accepting a new foster placement is a big decision. This list of key questions to ask the caseworker before welcoming a foster child will guide you as...

Laura • Foster Parent Partner on Instagram: "Foster parents have to follow many rules and guidelines and ask permission for a variety of things related to the child. When foster parents don’t follow policies they can be written up, investigated, and in some cases, kids can be removed from the home or foster parents can lose their license depending on how severe of a situation. In this video I show some examples of these situations - but of course everywhere is slightly different. 👉Every…

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.

Foster Care. Foster Love. Attachment Theory.

Now that your home study is complete, here are some tips for foster parents on how to prepare for your first foster placement.

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…

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.