Foster care placements are temporary—they are meant to end. This is made abundantly clear in recruiting materials and in foster parent pre-service training. In court […]
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Overlapping and Continuity of Families Are the Keys to Positive, Stress-Free Transitions for Children
by Donna Foster • News flash! After 17 years as a foster parent and 37 years as a trainer in foster care and adoption, I […]
Read moreA reader asks …What is KinGAP?
I heard something about a new program called KinGAP. What is it? KinGAP is the name of North Carolina’s Kinship Care and Guardianship Assistance Program. […]
Read moreMaking a difference by maintaining connectionsFamily ties are "permanent ink"
by Donna Gillespie Foster When they’re in foster care, one of the greatest gifts we can give young people is to help maintain—or strengthen—their connections […]
Read moreA reader asks . . .What to tell our friends when children reunify?
We’re members of a tight-knit community and many people know we are foster parents. The children in our home are transitioning back to their birth […]
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