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An Adoption Story

An Adoption Story by Ariel Helman I started my career as an intern in KidsPeace’s Kingston foster care office, and one day I walked into a visitation room with three children…
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April 13, 2022
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Foster Talk | Respite Care

Parenting is hard work. It takes patience, forgiveness, diligence, consistency, unconditional love, and so much more. Parenting a child from trauma is even harder work. Extreme behaviors, intense feelings, and…
Megan Craig
February 4, 2020
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Post Adoption: Now What?

Can you believe it?? All those days/months/years of waiting and riding the wave of emotions and wondering if you would ever end up making this family officially permanent have actually…
Megan Craig
December 9, 2019
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Doctors Visits

There are so many important jobs foster parents have when placed with a child. Obvious ones include being a nurturer, a stable mentor, and loving parent – but another responsibility…
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May 31, 2019
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Saying Goodbye

In the final installment of their blog series, Megan and Heather tackle an appropriate subject: how foster parents must be prepared for the inevitable experience of saying goodbye… Megan Part…
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February 7, 2019
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Holidays in Foster Care

The holidays are special for many families, but Heather and Megan note that there are unique challenges facing foster households this time of year… Heather While the holidays are typically…
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December 3, 2018
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The First Call

In this installment of Foster Talk, Heather and Megan talk about a unique experience for a new foster parent: getting their first call about a potential placement… Heather As a…
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November 14, 2018
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We are Approved now what?

Heather Moore is regional manager for KidsPeace Foster Care in southeast Pennsylvania and a foster parent; Megan Craig is a foster parent based in Doylestown, PA. In this Foster Talk…
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November 1, 2018
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Finding an Agency

Heather Moore is the regional manager for KidsPeace Foster Care in southeast Pennsylvania and a foster parent; Megan Craig is a foster parent based in Doylestown, PA. In this Foster…
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September 6, 2018
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It Takes A Village

Heather Moore is the regional manager for KidsPeace Foster Care in southeast Pennsylvania and a foster parent; Megan Craig is a foster parent based in Doylestown, PA.  In this Foster…
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August 29, 2018
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Why Foster Care?

Heather Moore is regional manager for KidsPeace Foster Care in southeast Pennsylvania and a foster parent; Megan Craig is a foster parent based in Doylestown, PA.  In the first of…
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August 14, 2018

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