I met my adoptive parents when i was 10, events up to that point i was in multiple foster homes. I wasn't the best acting child in the world. My...
Council members of the National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council met on October 9, 2012, with the George Sheldon, Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families...
On this day, 15 years ago I was blessed to be adopted by Germaine and Charlie Brown along with my two older siblings, Roxann and Richard. What really makes this...
The key word of the past few days has been “permanence”. Hearing and discussing it over and over this week has really got me thinking. Permanence is something that means...
Young people who “age out” of foster care — or turn too old to receive foster care services — often face the challenges of adulthood without much support. uddenly, a...
Most young people know that it’s important to have a plan before leaving foster care. But each year, FosterClub hears from youth who have left foster care and lost out...
Listed here are just a selection of challenges that can make the journey to adulthood more difficult. If have one or more of these challenges, it does not mean that...
This is your life. As you approach adulthood, you will have more and more control over decisions that affect you. Your participation in the planning process is the best way...
About the Fostering Connections to Success and Increased Adoptions Act of 2008 law (Public Law 110-351) The new Fostering Connections law made major improvements to programs and policies related to...
SunSentinel.com, April 5, 2010, by Akilah Johnson , Fort Lauderdale-
If the state slashes Tamarra Lestage's only safety net — a monthly stipend given to former foster children — she'll...