Navigating Foster Care

A Must-Read for Prospective Foster Parents As a prospective foster parent in the United States, understanding the foster care system is crucial. This overview provides essential statistics and facts for you to learn more about this system designed to help you help children in need of love and stability. As of 2023, there are approximately […]

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Why Foster Care Matters

A Crucial Role in Shaping Lives Foster care plays a vital role in our society by providing a safe and nurturing environment for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or other forms of trauma. While the need for foster care is unfortunate, it is essential in ensuring that these children have the opportunity to thrive […]

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How to Find the Perfect Foster Care Agency

Are you considering opening your heart and home to a child in foster care? One of the most crucial decisions you'll make on this journey is choosing the right foster care agency. Let’s start with three primary areas to consider before you begin: Understanding Your Needs Take a moment to reflect on your family's needs […]

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Demystifying Foster Care: Everything You Need to Know

In the realm of social welfare, few institutions bear the weight of compassion and complexity quite like foster care. A system enshrined in the belief that every child deserves a safe and loving home, foster care borders the intersection of hope and heartache, resilience and reckoning. This is an exploration into the essence of foster […]

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Flexibility in Foster Care (& Life)

  "I’m not sure.” “Maybe?” “I hope so!” “Probably.” “As soon as possible.” These are just a few of the endless answers that push our foster (and adoptive) families to learn “the art of flexibility.” But is there such a thing?   When preparing foster families for the foster journey, we talk a lot about […]

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How COVID-19 Will Impact the Foster System

  COVID 19 has quickly swept through the nation as an unparalleled crisis. There is hope that the preventative social distancing steps will continue to protect at-risk health communities. However, this comes at a cost for children who rely on protective adults to keep them safe. Lengthy school shutdowns have been detrimental for many at-risk […]

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Nightlight Foster Adoption Family Tells Their Foster Adoption Journey

By Kate Crain, Foster Adoptive Parent with Nightlight Christian Adoptions We thought raising four boys aged 15-23 gave us a good handle on parenting. With more time on our hands, now seemed like a great time to fulfill our dream of adopting. The Adoption Exchange website brought to life the children who are so often […]

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Apple Trees and Adoption

Please enjoy this video from Colleen Marquez talking about her book "A Gift for Little Tree". See how her struggles with infertility lead to a new perspective and changed her heart toward adoption.

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