By Melissa Russell Maybe you’ve heard of the N.C. State Child Welfare Family Advisory Council. Maybe you haven’t. Hopefully, by the time you’ve finished reading […]
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Messages from Foster Family Alliance of NC
Hello Fellow Resource Families and Supporting Agencies, Whether you are on a traditional, year-round, modified, or private school calendar, the 2024-25 school year has officially […]
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By Jonathan Rockoff For the past two years, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has partnered with Foster Family Alliance of […]
Read moreAdvocating 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 moreBuilding Resilient Resource Parents
By Barbara Young In resource parent pre-service training, we discuss Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need, which is a visual representation of basic human needs. As resource […]
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