Why Foster Care Matters to You
Foster Care matters to me, and I think it should matter to you too. I never wanted to be a foster parent. It’s not that…
How to become a foster parent in 7 easy steps.
The process of becoming a foster parent can be scary and full of unknowns, but we’re here to help. Here are the steps to become…
Foster Care is Brave
“Want to know the truth about bravery? When we think about bravery and courage, we often imagine those moments from movies. A hero is up…
6 Common Myths about Foster Care
Many you have heard about foster care, or know somebody who has been involved in foster care. Maybe you know foster parents or know kids…
3 Things foster care is and is not
Foster care is a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Depending on your experience or history with foster care, you might…
Support to Succeed
Recently we hosted our second annual Support to Succeed foster care conference. Over 100 adults and almost as many children came together at First…
Dèyè mòn, gen mòn
I’ve been fortunate to go to Haiti twice. My first trip to Haiti was with a medical team a few months after the devastating earthquake…
What do children in foster care really need?
In 1943, psychologist Abraham Maslow wrote that humans all have certain needs, and those can be arranged in order of importance. He said that…
Foster Care and EMS
Fun fact: My first career was in EMS. I worked as an EMT and Paramedic for 5 years in New York and Michigan before…