You don’t have to be special…you just need to be willing
Kayla Moffitt will always remember the moment that she shared her desire to adopt a child from foster care with her husband, Jerad, in the fall of 2018.
Lived experience
Growing together: how a family of five adopted a teen they knew
Ann Marie Root and her husband, James, became foster and adoptive parents to a teen who was friends with their daughter.
Meet the Parkers, adoptive parents and creators of fantasy children’s books
Adoption Excellence Awardees Brian and Josie have written, illustrated, and published more than 20 children’s books, many of which include themes of adoption with the goal of better representation of lead characters of color.
Why the holidays can be hard and how to make them better
Many youth in foster care experience the holidays as stressful. Foster care alum Jamerika Haynes-Lewis shares her perspective and offers six tips for making youth feel included.
I know first-hand the importance of sibling relationships in foster care
I’m sharing my experience so that current foster families understand how important it is to keep siblings connected to each other.
What does permanency mean to me?
Tyler Hunter Boards shares how being in the child welfare system impacted his life.