In 2017, North Carolina implemented an extended foster care program, Foster Care 18 to 21, for youth who exited foster care at age 18. National […]
Read moreCategory: Promoting Permanency
What do youth think about relational permanence?
SaySo (Strong Able Youth Speaking Out), is a statewide, North Carolina-based association of youth aged 14 to 24 who are or have been in out-of-home […]
Read morePoint of View: My Adoption Process
by Shanita Dildy-Goings • I was 13 years old when my foster parents first proposed adopting my big sister and me. My big sister said […]
Read moreNever too old to have a family
by Jennifer Nehlsen • “When I was 16, I wasn’t ready for permanence in a family because I was hanging on to the hope that […]
Read moreIt’s the everyday things resource parents do
by Jamie Bazemore • We all know resource parents provide love, nurturing, and care to meet the immediate needs of young people in foster care. […]
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