by Janet Drake • When a child is at risk of out-of-home placement or enters the custody of a North Carolina county department of social […]
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NC Kinship Care Statistics (2019)
Kinship care plays an essential role in North Carolina. Of the 11,646 children in DSS custody in our state on July 31, 2019, 2,636 (22.7%) […]
Read moreFFA-NC is Here to Support You!
Hello foster, adoptive, and kindship families. How can we help you? In October, Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA-NC) established 1-800-578-7770, a toll-free number […]
Read moreFamily First Prevention Services Act
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) is the most sweeping federal legislation to impact child welfare funding in over 30 years. The Act, which […]
Read moreNC’s Statewide Foster Parent Association Has Restarted
Hello foster families and everyone who passionately serves our kids. We are proud to announce that we have started back up our statewide organization that […]
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