If you are or were enrolled in North Carolina’s Foster Care 18 to 21 program, please send us a response to the following questions: How […]
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What Makes My Social Worker specialEssays from Youth in Foster Care
When agencies evaluate child welfare social workers, they seldom ask for input from children and youth in foster care. Yet many are only too qualified: […]
Read morePandemic Struggles and Lessons of Foster Care Alumni
by Shanita Dildy-Goings • Every generation has their challenges, their life altering events and lessons learned. Every lifetime comes fraught with trials and tribulations that […]
Read moreWriting ContestFirst Prize: $100 • Second Prize: $50 • Third Prize: $25
If you are under 18 and are or have been in foster care, please send us a letter or short essay in response to the […]
Read moreCreating a feeling of safetyEssays from Youth in Foster Care
In last issue’s writing contest we asked young people in foster care, “We all have times when, even though we are physically safe, we don’t […]
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