Research has shown that LGBTQ+ youth are over- represented in the foster care system. This means that the percentage of youth in foster care who […]
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Professional Parenting and Innovation in Foster Care
How did you become a parent for the first time?For me, I remember finding out I was pregnant with identical twin girls during an ultrasound […]
Read moreWorking in Partnership to Support Shared Parenting
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 […]
Read moreYou 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 […]
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