The stigma surrounding mental and behavioral health services manifests itself in many ways. In the case of the foster care system, one effect is the acceptance of “myths” about the…
fcmediaJanuary 12, 2021
When did you think about becoming a foster parent? We thought about becoming foster parents for over a year. We are in our 40’s and we cannot have any…
fcmediaNovember 12, 2020
The need for foster parents is acute even in the best of times. Today, amid the crisis stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, many kids are still waiting for foster families…
fcmediaMay 1, 2020
Lynnita and Tom Petroski from Hawley, PA are foster parents working with the KidsPeace Foster Care office in Honesdale. This is their story on how they became foster parents. Lynnita’s…
fcmediaDecember 21, 2019
Having provided therapeutic foster care with KidsPeace in Maine for seven years, Betty Ann Wilder certainly understands what goes into developing a solid transition plan for a child leaving her…
fcmediaSeptember 30, 2019
KidsPeace Foster Care has received $16,000 in gifts to help its Bucks County (PA) foster families cope with the first month of a placement of an opioid-impacted infant or toddler. …
fcmediaJune 11, 2019
They are the youngest victims of America’s opioid epidemic – babies born to addicted mothers, who enter the world dependent on the drugs and at risk of severe withdrawal symptoms.…
fcmediaMay 31, 2019
“I didn’t set out to be a single parent. I set out to be the best parent I can be…and that hasn’t changed.” Single parenting is hard work. After…
fcmediaMay 16, 2019
The Working Foster Parent When I talk to other families about becoming foster parents the number one thing they say to me is “I could never do that. I work…
fcmediaFebruary 22, 2019