6 tips for foster parents preparing for reunification December 11, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published December 11, 2019 · Last modified December 18, 2019 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.
Parents weigh in: what I learned in training August 22, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published August 22, 2019 · Last modified August 29, 2019 Responses to the question: What is the most surprising thing you learned about being a foster parent during training?
May is National Foster Care Month! May 9, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published May 9, 2019 · Last modified June 10, 2019 Foster parents change lives—both children’s and their own
Won over by a hug May 2, 2019 by Lesley Field · Published May 2, 2019 · Last modified October 3, 2019 In this guest post, a woman who had planned on fostering writes about her path to parenthood.
“It’s OK to panic,” and other advice from an adoptive mother March 28, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published March 28, 2019 · Last modified October 3, 2019 Nicole Barlow wants people to know that she’s not a hero, she’s an average person who took a leap of faith when deciding to adopt five siblings.
Outstanding Caseworker: Joy Nyhuis-Wing March 1, 2019 by AdoptUSKids · Published March 1, 2019 · Last modified May 9, 2019 In 21 years of social work, Joy Nyhuis-Wing has learned the importance of educating foster parents, getting them the resources they need—and letting them vent.
