“My name is Carmen, and my husband is Joe. Two years ago my family and I talked about wanting to become a foster care family. It was a long hard decision. For me, the idea of fostering started a [...]
Here’s to “The Warren Warriors!” By Bobbi Gagnon, Family Resource Specialist, KidsPeace Maine Opening one’s home to foster care is a very challenging, yet rewarding undertaking… but adopting [...]
One of the heart-breaking aspects of America’s opioid epidemic is its impact on foster care – especially when it comes to babies whose mothers used the drugs during pregnancy. In one Pennsylvania [...]
For the third year in a row, the Indianapolis office of KidsPeace is offering its foster children “Camperships” – scholarships to attend summer camp. The idea originated in the spring of [...]
Your family member has decided to become a foster parent, and to care for children from foster care in their home. Let me share something with you; they will need your support, and perhaps more [...]
As we look ahead to a new year, this can be a time to reflect on how we’ve parented the children. Parenting children with special needs is a challenge. Often it can be the little things that lead [...]
What is it that makes someone a great foster parent? The staff at KidsPeace New York Foster Care and Community Programs (FCCP) offered insights into that question as they paid tribute to Janet [...]
When the call came to foster parents Katie and Alvin Harley, the request was simple and direct: We have a baby, can you take her? But for Katie, that simple request began a day she’ll never [...]
By Cori Ruszkowski “I’m scared,” she says. “Just tell me that I won’t get my heart broken.” I look at this woman who is in the process of becoming a foster [...]
Heather Brandt credits the example of her grandfather for her desire to serve others. She remembers how he visited an orphanage on Christmas to deliver presents for children without families. “I [...]
