By the Bolch Family Foster care is often viewed as a temporary solution to a difficult situation. However, it has the potential to become a […]
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Making a New Family: Adoptive Mom and Birth Mom
by Nancy Almon with Katie Jaeschke Katie and I met when I chose to adopt her son through Methodist Home for Children. Being that the […]
Read moreSafe Babies Court: An Innovative Approach Working Towards Reunification
By Megan Burruss Safe Babies Court (SBC) is a court-based approach that works to transform the child welfare system and reduce the time that a […]
Read moreShared Parenting and Reunification: A Birth Mother and Foster Mother Shared Their Perspectives
By Nadine and Marie Nadine: My foster care journey began in 2016. As a newly licensed foster parent I didn’t really understand what shared parenting […]
Read more“Viridy First”
Throughout this issue of Fostering Perspectives, you have read several pieces from resource parents, professionals, and those with lived experience working hard to create change […]
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