Author: Anonymous Applying for high school admissions can be stressful, especially when the schools ask for a personal essay. Below is what one foster youth submitted as she reflected on…

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Author: Anonymous Applying for high school admissions can be stressful, especially when the schools ask for a personal essay. Below is what one foster youth submitted as she reflected on…
Author: Teresa Cocker, Chief Program Officer “We got into foster care because we care about kids. We would like to see more foster children graduate from school, get jobs and…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom There I was, Miss D sitting on the edge of the tub in her shorts, and me leaning over the side of the tub…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom Miss D is officially a high schooler Oh. My. Word. I just don’t think I am ready for this. A girl in high school? Hopefully,…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom The Norris Therapeutic Foster Program always refers to going “Beyond Fostering”. I’ve seen and heard this for the past year and a half but never…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom Miss D started school this past fall in our local school. This school is very different from her MPS school that she attended before. She…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom Miss D smiles, laughs, has fun, jokes around, has friends, is involved in sports, has a job, is involved with clubs, rides horses, and generally…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom When Miss D came to our home, she brought pictures of her past 5 years of being in foster care. She has no pictures of…
Author: Julie H., Foster Mom My Norris foster case worker came across an art contest for foster kids and sent it to all her families. The theme of the contest…