May is Foster Care Appreciation Month. This is a time to recognize the individuals who make a difference in our community. Within Beyond Fostering, this month provides an opportunity to…
May is Foster Care Month: YOUR Questions-Answered
Each May, Foster Care Month invites us to recognize the importance of safe, supportive environments for children and the individuals who help provide them. It’s also a time to build…
Personal Essay – Foster Youth Resilience
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…
Foster Parents Retire after Nine Years
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…
Shaving legs…who would have thought? (Blog #37)
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…
Volleyball turns into Tennis (Blog #36)
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,…
“Beyond” Fostering: What does that mean to me? (Blog #35)
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…
Our journey of school accommodations with Miss D…How support in school makes all the difference.(Blog #34)
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…
The bravest girl I know. (Blog #33)
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…
Are You Happy When You Smile? (Blog #32)
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…
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