My name is Jessica Determan, I am 19 years old, and I am from southwest Minnesota. I have been in the child welfare system from ages 14 to 18. I...
Foster youth are very diverse individuals because they come from many unique backgrounds and cultures. I personally believe being a foster parent takes a lot of responsibility and patience. They...
There are many attributes that contribute to making a great foster parent, most of which coincide with just being a great parent. To be a good parent it's important to...
As far as I remember, it was a good day at school. I went to my normal bus stops waiting to be picked up. Instead of my mom picking me...
2009 FosterClub All-Star Kita Anderson had the opportunity to be the keynote speaker for Annual Boulder County Foster Parent Banquet on October 16, 2009 and, by all accounts, stole the...
By Bethany Fuller, Mooresville Tribune, June 9, 2009, Mooresville, NC -- The moment the 4-year-old boy stepped through her screened porch, Anj Shutt instantly, almost instinctually, felt connected with him...
I pulled my blanket to my chin, warm already in my blue footed pajamas. My eyelids slowly began to find their other halves when again that thought shot through the...
When I was eight years old, my sisters and I were removed from our home and placed in foster care in the Utah state system. Our home environment was unsafe...
2009 FosterClub All-Star Kita Anderson wrote the following piece for the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) Going to graduate school to achieve my dream of becoming a social worker...
I would like to read you two definitions of one word. The first is: to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition, the next is...