Outstanding Caseworker: Lori Nichols
Flexibility, patience, and “being comfortable with being uncomfortable” are a few qualities of a successful foster parent, according to this veteran foster care recruiter.
Path to parenthood
A TV appearance leads to an adoption
A Georgia family adopts their son days before his 18th birthday.
Outstanding Caseworker: Jillian Barath
An Ohio caseworker talks about her 14-year career and how her team connected a little girl from Ohio with a family in Kentucky.
“We didn’t know what we were looking for until we found it”
A mother talks about overcoming her fears and doubts to adopt four siblings from foster care.
6 tips for foster parents preparing for reunification
The majority of children in foster care are reunified with their birth family, and foster parents must support that outcome. In this post, we offer suggestions for smoothing the transition.
Outstanding Caseworker: Laura Wilson
Don’t take things personally, know that children will heal, and other thoughts from a West Virginia caseworker.