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 moreA reader asks…What are tips for new resource parents or things they should know to be successful?
To help answer this question, we recently spoke with Gaile Osborne with the Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA-NC). FFA-NC’s mission is to educate, […]
Read moreSupporting Youth Transitioning into Adulthood
Take a second to think back to your 18th birthday. Maybe you celebrated with a dinner and the people you love or doing something you […]
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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