An Incredible Celebration with Foster Care Families – STAMP WITH BRIAN

An Incredible Celebration with Foster Care Families – STAMP WITH BRIAN I alluded to this in my Events, Invites and a Blog Candy Giveaway post on Sunday, and I’m excited that today is finally here so I can share the story of my amazing weekend along with some wonderful photos (please note:  you’ll see little […]

She Builds Her Home: No Fear in Love {Foster Care}

She Builds Her Home: No Fear in Love {Foster Care} No Fear in Love {Foster Care} One of the most common things we hear from people when they find out we do foster care is some variation of:  “I would love to foster, but I’m scared to love a child and have them leave.” I […]

Utah’s foster care shortage; so many children, not enough homes

Utah’s foster care shortage; so many children, not enough homes ST. GEORGE — More children are being placed in the state’s care than ever before, and a shortage of foster parents means there are more children than homes to place them in. A plea for more foster parents was made during a National Foster Parent Appreciation Month event when playhouses […]

‘The Fosters’ Highlights the Importance of Foster Care & Adoption | Human Rights Campaign

‘The Fosters’ Highlights the Importance of Foster Care & Adoption | Human Rights Campaign In honor of National Foster Care Month, HRC is highlighting a television show that has done more to bring awareness to the issues of LGBTQ youth, same-sex couples and the importance of adoption and foster care than most other shows in recent […]

Foster Care Counts Honored Foster Parents & Children At 9th Annual Foster Mother’s Day Celebration – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | African-American News

Foster Care Counts Honored Foster Parents & Children At 9th Annual Foster Mother’s Day Celebration – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | African-American News Foster Care Counts Honored Foster Parents & Children At 9th Annual Foster Mother’s Day Celebration Foster Care Counts, the non-profit organization founded by Jeanne Pritzker that’s dedicated to raising […]

Cupertino runner goes the extra mile to plan 5k benefiting foster youth – roninok.com

Cupertino runner goes the extra mile to plan 5k benefiting foster youth – roninok.com Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Tumblr One Cupertino runner is putting in the extra mile for a good cause. Joy Erf, who has lived in Cupertino for more than 17 years, is […]

Titan voice Michael Crane: Former foster youth grad comes full circle, lands dream job – Orange County Register

Titan voice Michael Crane: Former foster youth grad comes full circle, lands dream job – Orange County Register By Michael Crane Contributing columnist I lived in a group home in Riverside for the majority of my high school experience, from my sophomore year until the day I graduated in 2010. During that time, I would […]

Children & Youth Who Have Experienced Foster Care Thrive in Intergenerational Community | United Way Worldwide

Children & Youth Who Have Experienced Foster Care Thrive in Intergenerational Community | United Way Worldwide 18 years ago I became a foster parent after reading a heartbreaking newspaper article about a 5-month-old baby who was kidnapped from his crib in foster care. The article was a catalyst for my family to step up to […]

Sporting KC and Darol Rodrock Foundation to collect donations for local youth in foster care Wednesday | Sporting Kansas City

Sporting KC and Darol Rodrock Foundation to collect donations for local youth in foster care Wednesday | Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City and the Darol Rodrock Foundation are continuing their partnership in 2017 to provide support for local foster care children and families. In addition to giving away amenity kits to the first 7,000 […]

Veto day: Georgia governor nixes foster care, 911 legislation | Political Insider blog

Veto day: Georgia governor nixes foster care, 911 legislation AJC | Political Insider blog – May 9, 2017 Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed nine pieces of legislation on Tuesday, including a foster care measure that was overwhelmingly approved by Georgia lawmakers… Source: Veto day: Georgia governor nixes foster care, 911 legislation | Political Insider blog