How to support the goal of reunification as a foster parent: advice from a specialist June 24, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published June 24, 2022 Assess your ideas about birth families, be supportive during visits, and more.
June is National Reunification Month! June 7, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published June 7, 2022 Reunification is the primary goal of foster care. Learn more about it with these resources.
While you wait: preparing to be matched May 6, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published May 6, 2022 · Last modified May 27, 2022 While you prepare for your first placement, you may feel anxious, impatient, and hopeful—all in a single day. These six actions can help you as you wait.
“Plans change. God laughs.” April 22, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published April 22, 2022 Jeanmarie Moore and her husband, Greg, never planned to adopt. Today, they are the parents of 11 children—seven by birth and four through adoption.
Finding my voice, changing my story April 11, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published April 11, 2022 · Last modified May 24, 2022 “I believe in you. When my seventh-grade teacher said those words to me, it clicked. And so, I’m saying them to you. There are people in the world who see potential and greatness in you.”
Helping a child through a crisis March 23, 2022 by AdoptUSKids · Published March 23, 2022 · Last modified March 25, 2022 When armed with knowledge and understanding about trauma, families can understand the root causes of their children’s crises, respond to them, and help their children build skills for managing stress.