by David Grislis | Jun 19, 2020 | Adoption & Foster Care
The foster care system has over 400,000 children in it in the United States alone, and the number is only increasing with each passing year. Despite the large number of children in need of a home, some states have less than 10,000 beds available to accommodate them...
by David Grislis | Mar 29, 2017 | Adoption & Foster Care
A video from The Rhode Home about Adoption Rhode Island.
by David Grislis | Jan 6, 2017 | Adoption & Foster Care
It can be rough forging an emotional connection with foster and adopted children, but it’s an important part of the process to making them feel comfortable. Step one, of course, is to establish who you are and why you’re now in the child’s life. Though you have...
by David Grislis | Aug 30, 2016 | Adoption & Foster Care
Shenandoah Chefalo is a social activist who has recently published a new book called “Garbage Bag Suitcase” in which she documents her childhood as a foster care youth during which she had to move 50 times. She also shares her ideas about how to improve the foster...
by David Grislis | Jul 28, 2016 | Adoption & Foster Care
In June, a bill passed the House and Senate. At the beginning of this month, that law was signed into effect by the Governor of Rhode Island. This bill? The Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights. This bill establishes a formal statement of the rights of foster parents in the...
