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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Foster Care

When a child in foster care leaves

When a Child in Foster Care Leaves

Goodbyes can be one of the hardest parts of foster care. This foster mom writes honestly about how to cope when a child in foster care leaves.

Am I too old to foster a child in the US?

Too Old to Foster?

How one couple helped a sibling group caught in the foster care system.

Dixson Couple Kinship Care Grandparent

Providing Kinship Care as a Grandparent

Providing kinship care as a grandparent can be challenging. But Richard Dixson has embraced the opportunity to parent again.

Realities of foster care

How A Foster Mom Used Social Media to Share the Reality of Foster Care

This foster mom’s responses to a series of writing prompts shed light on the beauty and brokenness of foster care.

The Reel Hope Project Finding Homes for Kids for Adoption and Family

Giving a Voice to Children for Adoption

The Reel Hope Project’s goal is to present children to potential families for who they are as a person. By creating unique, two-minute video reels, The Reel Hope Project gives children for adoption from foster care a chance to say, “This is the real me.”

trauma informed care for foster and adoptive parents families

Trauma Informed Care for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Trauma impacts a child deeply. Trauma informed care equips foster and adoptive parents to help their children thrive.

How to help kids in foster care

How to Help Kids in Foster Care

Not called to foster or adopt? Here are three alternative ways to get involved today to help kids in foster care.

Foster Care Alabama Family

Foster Care in Your State: Alabama

There are approximately 6,000 children in foster care in Alabama. Learn how you can get involved.

Changing a Child's Belief System

“No One Loves Me”: Changing a Child’s Belief System from the Inside Out

Abuse and neglect affects a child’s belief system. But it is possible to reverse the effects through new words and experiences.

Foster Parent Mentor mentorship foster care

Four Things Foster Parents Need from a Mentor

Mentorship is a game changer for foster parents. Learn the four things every foster parent needs from a mentor.

Myths about Babies in Foster Care

Six Myths About Babies in Foster Care

Here are six common misconceptions surrounding the youngest children in the foster care system and six explanations to set the record straight.

Dixson Family Kinship Care

Kinship Care: 5 Things to Know About Parenting Your Grandchildren

For nearly a decade, Richard Dixson has been a kinship care provider to his grandchildren. This is what he has learned about parenting his grandchildren.

Foster Parent Support Network

The Importance of a Foster Parent Support Network

Learn why a support network is vital for foster parents and how you can help even if you aren’t called to foster.

Celebrating Father's Day as a Foster Dad

Celebrating Father’s Day as a Foster Dad

Before becoming a foster dad, Mark had never parented before. As he celebrates his second Father’s Day, this is what he’s learned so far.

Autumn Millett Former Foster Youth Parents

How God Used My Foster Parents to Change My Life

Before entering foster care, Autumn didn’t believe she could have a personal relationship with Christ. That changed when she met her foster parents.

Medical Foster Care

Following God Into Medical Foster Care

Caring for a child in foster care with medical complexities is a challenge. But it is always worth it.

Jose Souza Former Foster Youth

The Challenges of Life After Adoption from Foster Care

May is National Foster Care Month. This is Jose Souza’s story of facing challenges after being adopted from foster care.

Shreya Ramachandran former foster youth

Placing Trust in God as a Former Foster Youth

May is National Foster Care Month. This is Shreya Ramachandran’s story of finding hope and healing in Christ.

Reuben Watson - Former Foster Youth

Discovering My Worth as a Former Foster Youth

May is National Foster Care Month. This is Reuben Watson’s story of finding his worth in Christ after being adopted from foster care.

Mother’s Day from a Foster Mom’s Perspective

Four foster moms share why Mother’s Day is important for them, the children in their home, and biological mothers.