By Erica Burgess Kinship care is when children or youth reside with relatives like grandparents, aunts and uncles, siblings, cousins, or someone they have a […]
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Advocating for Yourself as a Kinship Caregiver
By Genia Newkirk Before writing this article, I had to take a huge pause, a deep breath, and totally relax my body to ensure that […]
Read moreIAFT® in Foster Care: Building Resilience in Children and Youth
By Meredith Newman, MA LCAS, CSOTS In foster care, where the journey to stability can be a long and winding road, new approaches from child […]
Read moreResilience In Child Welfare: Two Points of View
Shanita Dildy-Goings I was born into care, adopted twice, had my name changed three times, graduated high school, and decided to do it all over […]
Read moreKeeping Children and Youth Connected to their Culture While in Care
By Vanessa Hill, MA Culture is the norms, values, and beliefs a group of people share. A family is a group of people aligned by […]
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