How to Break Your Foster Child’s Bad Eating Habits June 29, 2018June 29, 2018Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator Comment It’s all too easy to take your next meal for granted. Many of you may have already planned what you’re going to eat [...]
Foster Care Videos June 13, 2018June 13, 2018Lloyd Nelson, FAFS Digital Media Manager Comment Fostering is a journey, as any foster parent will tell you. It’s not always easy, it’s hardly ever simple but it always matters. [...]
Summer Camp Scholarships for Children in Foster Care June 13, 2018June 13, 2018Lloyd Nelson, FAFS Digital Media Manager 12 There’s no time of year more valued by children than summer. With school out of session and the weather prime for playtime, kids—foster [...]
Passport to Education: Matthew Schwartz May 25, 2018May 24, 2018Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator Comment Passport to Education: Matthew Schwartz I was left in a police station in Cliffside Park at the age of 13, and then put [...]
5 Affordable DIY Crafts to Help You Bond with Your Foster Child April 27, 2018Frank Alvarez, Digital Content Creator Comment One of the best ways to bond with your foster child is to work with them on a craft that will help boost [...]
How to Talk to My Kids About Fostering April 20, 2018April 19, 2018Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 Explaining to your family and friends what foster care is and why you want to open your home to a child can be [...]
Top 3 Tips for Being a Flexible Foster Parent March 30, 2018March 29, 2018Frank Alvarez, Digital Content Creator 1 If anyone knows about the ups and downs of fostering, it’s Brian Blythe and John Kristiansen. Adoptive fathers to four little girls, these [...]
Get to Know Your FFA: Lenore Bonilla March 23, 2018Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 As a foster parent, you’ve likely faced your share of hardships and moments that left you feeling lost. There may have even been [...]
7 Steps to Jumpstart Your Foster Kids’ Dreams March 5, 2018March 6, 2018Frank Alvarez, Digital Content Creator Comment The Dreamers and Believers Application Process Dreamers and Believers is a FAFS program that provides financial assistance for foster parents to help your [...]
Help Your African American Foster Child Celebrate Black History Month February 22, 2018February 22, 2018Salendria Mabrey, FAFS Communication & Development Associate 2 It’s no secret the history of African Americans in the U.S. has been rooted in unfair treatment and undeserved pain. In addition to [...]