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I see many things as I look at the world today. The seasons seem to change slower for me this year. And yet I can say I am learning more...

I have a great honor to attend a couple of conferences with FosterClub since the summer has ended. I am really at a lost for words as I try to...

Transitioning out of foster care can be a scary journey if you are not prepared. FosterClub recommends these 21 things every foster youth should do before they exit out of...

Transition (aging out)
Image

I screamed out my sister’s name, tears cascading down my face, reaching for her out-stretched arm. But my four-year-old hand slipped from her fingers. My drunken biological mother was pulling...

Sibling separation

National Foster Youth Advisory Council Members of the National Foster Youth Advisory Council (NFYAC) believe that every young person in the foster care system is entitled to a wide array...

Transition (aging out)
Well-being

So I just got back from the "It's My Life" conference in Hollywood, California earlier this week and it was amazing! To start, the weather was beautiful! When I left...

The National Association of State Foster Care Managers was interested in coming up with a new logo and wanted the logo to come from the experts - someone in foster...

Kids Are Waiting Statement in Support of the Senate Finance Committee's Approval of Chairman's Mark to the Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act September 10, 2008 Today the...

Adoption

Kids Are Waiting Statement in Support of the Senate Finance Committee's Approval of Chairman's Mark to the Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act September 10, 2008 Today the...

FosterClub All-Stars JJ Hitch, Naomi Porter, Nicole Dobbins, Miguel Gardipee and Nikki Grey all went to the Maryland Judicial Conference last week. We figured that Maryland and Washington DC are...