-TFC Supervisor: Kori Wagner, MA, LPC For many new foster parents, the moment they say “yes” to a placement is exciting, emotional, a little surreal — and nerve-racking. What…
Foster Care Appreciation Month: Celebrating Our Foster Care Community
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…
Foster Parent Panel – Virtual Event
Are you curious about what it takes to be a foster parent? Look no further...Norris is hosting a one hour virtual discussion with two of our licensed foster families as…
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…
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