Living in a strange home is hard.Trusting your little person with someone you just met is hard. Meeting a new family and trying to instill […]
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You Can Support Reunification by Supporting Recovery
by Kelly Kirk Resource parents are undoubtedly well-aware of the effect drug use has on families and on the children and youth in their care. […]
Read moreShared Parenting Keeps Families Together: How Resource Parents Can Help
by Kate Schultz North Carolina has a policy, commonly known as “shared parenting,” that requires resource parents to develop partnerships with parents or guardians of […]
Read moreRewriting the History of Father Engagement
by Derrick J. Byrd When it comes to serving fathers involved with the child welfare system, it’s likely you see dads who may be desperate, […]
Read morePromoting Child Well-Being by Engaging Fathers
Child welfare agencies are responsible for finding and connecting with fathers of children in foster care. But resource parents also have a role to play. […]
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