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...
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...
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs reports that, nationwide in the United States, Native American children were represented in the foster care systems of their respective states at a rate that is two and a half times greater than their presence in the general...
Adopting a child into your family can be a confusing, expensive, and long process that will always be worth it in the end, when you have given a child a loving home. But what are the different kinds of adoptions, and how do you pick which route? This guide will act as...
The state of Arizona has come out with a new strategy in order to keep children out of shelters and group homes and permanently placed in a loving home. As you may have read from my first article that was based on the benefits of child adoption and foster care, there...
