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…
As the call ended, Sarah hung up the phone and leaned back in her chair. This case wasn’t an emergency yet, and didn’t require a formal report, but it could become an emergency soon.
I've always been interested in adoption, and I've expressed interest in the foster care system. Last summer, I went to a youth conference put on by Christ In Youth, and one of the focuses of…
She opened up the coffee shop of her dreams, but quickly began asking her self a question, "Can a coffee shop really be used to support the foster care community?" You may be surprised how…
Let’s talk about the teen years. Our little people grow into young adults and with that comes new challenges and joys. We each have our thoughts about teens in general. Add in foster care to…
Navigating a relationship with your child's birth parent or helping your children process their feelings about their birth parents is not easy, and we have a FREE resource to help you do exactly that.
Every human craves connection and love, teens are no different (even if sometimes they think otherwise!). Not everyone is able to become a foster parent, but there are many ways to help. Become a mentor…
The statistics for youth who age out of foster care receiving a college degree are extremely disheartening—fewer than 5% finish a secondary education. Royce Markley beat the odds—as a child, he was in and out…
Saty Cornelius grew up in a fostering family—her parents have fostered more than 50 children. She is one of seven children, including three sisters through adoption. Knowing, hearing and living the stories of some of…
Scott Brown, Coordinator of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) Aging Out Initiative, gathers success stories of organizations that are helping aging out youth and are creating solutions. Approximately 24,000 youth age out of the…