Vol. 6, No. 2• May 2002

May is Foster Care Month

Take time to remember why foster care is so crucial and so rewarding. Below are ten ways you can mark the occasion with your family.

1. Thank your foster children for the opportunity to be parents to them.
   
   
2. Give an appreciation card to your caseworker.
   
   
3. Tell five friends about the rewards of fostering.
   
   
4. Make copies of your favorite Fostering Perspectives articles to pass along.
   
   
5. Send an encouragement card to another foster parent having a tough time.
   
   
6. Make plans with another foster family to trade an afternoon watching the other’s kids. Take the time to refresh yourself doing something you like.
   
   
7. Establish May as the month for an annual outdoor family photo.
   
   
8. Browse the Internet for foster care sites to see what is new in other areas of the country.
   
   
9. Join a foster parent association or support group.
   
   
10. Plan a celebration party with your foster parent association.

Adapted from Fostering Illinois newsletter, May 2001

Copyright � 2002 Jordan Institute for Families