Unable to verbalize all they felt at that moment, they cried. They knew leaving the agency car meant they weren’t going back to be with Mom today. A 40-minute drive back to our home—not their…
The LGBTQIA+ conversation has intersected with foster care heavily in recent years and it has prompted many people in the foster care community to have questions such as: How can we care for our LGBTQ+…
Our Christmas Gift Card Drive is underway! Can you help transform Christmas for a foster youth in Knox County? Yes you can! For the third year in a row, we are collecting $25 gift cards…
Sometimes movies just hit different when you’re connected to the foster care community, don’t they? Whether the movie is actually about foster care or not, sometimes the themes pull at your heart in a unique…
In this episode, I am joined by Kristen Lucero, a former foster child who is now a licensed foster parent. By the time she was adopted at age 5, she had already lived in three…
In this episode, I am joined by Tiffany Shaw. Tiffany is a biological parent whose three children entered foster care when she was reported to the Department of Children and Family Services as a result…
You're a reader, but how are you supposed to figure out which books can give you the encouragement, insight, and help that you need on your foster care journey? At TFI, we get all kinds…
We love reading in our house—from growing imagination and concentration to building vocabulary and emotional empathy; books introduce our littles and bigs to so much! Particularly as a fostering family, books have helped us walk…
Can foster parents claim their child as a dependent when filing taxes? Whether you've been doing your own taxes for years or have someone run the numbers for you, this question can be tough to…