How To Make A Child Feel Safe 

  It’s your job as a parent to make sure your kids feel as safe and secure as possible. They need to know that someone will always be there for them, and they deserve a happy, loving childhood. They will have all the time to worry and deal with problems when they are older. So […]

Foster Parents Needed

Every day I see posts from multiple agencies that there is an urgent need for foster parents. I know that locally they are posting on their facebook pages as well as in community groups because the need is so strong. If you have EVER felt the call to help or even if you are hoping […]

Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Foster Parent

For some people, making a difference in the world is vital to them feeling personally fulfilled. Many decide to consider looking after children and young people. If you have a roof over your head, you earn a decent wage, you want to make a difference and you enjoy the company of young people, you might […]

Bringing A New Child Into Your Family

There are a number of ways that you can bring a new child into your family. It is always going to be an exciting and stressful time for everyone involved, but the excitement should always outweigh any other emotion that you or your family are feeling. As this is the case, we have written an […]

All I Want For Christmas…

As I sit here thinking about the joy of the season, I can’t help but think about the number of families that are brought together through foster care and adoption.  6 years ago, I was beginning the licensing process with the hopes of finding a little love to adopt through foster care.  I know, I […]

May Is National Foster Care Month

May Is National Foster Care Month and as a former foster parent, I want to bring awareness to the good work that many of my fellow foster parents are doing to make a difference in the lives of children who have been removed from their biological parents. There are over 391,000 children and youth in foster […]

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