Families Making A Difference By Stevie Bonnevie Laurie and Chris Tomascik first became licensed as therapeutic foster parents in June of 2012. “We always talked about it but wanted to…
fcmediaSeptember 27, 2021
Indiana foster parents Rickie and Julie Clark have been married for 25 years and have two biological adult children. Here Rickie describes their decision to become foster parents and what…
fcmediaAugust 26, 2021
May is National Foster Care Month and, after a year of pandemic, how has foster care changed? On the latest Conversations with KidsPeace podcast, we talk with two KidsPeace foster…
fcmediaMay 5, 2021
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
Nick and Kelly Kohler knew from the beginning of their relationship they wanted to look into adoption as a way to build a family. Now they’re the proud parents of…
fcmediaDecember 2, 2020
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
