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 [...]
In Their Own Words – Foster Parents Speak Out About Fostering January 26, 2018March 14, 2018Frank Alvarez, Digital Content Creator 1 As an organization, FAFS talks a lot about what fostering can be like. But the best source of information on the realities of [...]
Kinship Navigator Program: Finding Help January 18, 2018Craig Dudek, Digital Content Creator 1 The day you saw the full extent of your daughter’s addiction was the day you decided your grandson needed to live with you [...]
Why Should I Foster? January 27, 2017January 11, 2018Lloyd Nelson, FAFS Digital Media Manager 2 You’ve loved kids and everyone always commented on how much of a maternal instinct you have. It comes naturally to you — caring, [...]
Why Become Foster Parents? A Couple’s Guide October 29, 2014September 9, 2015Thomas Castles, FAFS Communication and Development Associate Comment More than half of foster children in New Jersey are adopted into families whose head of household is a committed couple. For those [...]
Why Become a Foster Parent? June 21, 2013September 9, 2015Janis Nietzer, Secretary FAFS Board of Directors 1 “Why become a foster parent?” is a question that is often asked of people who are fostering. It’s also a question that people [...]
Why Do People Become Foster Parents? May 23, 2013September 9, 2015Lynn Nowak, VP, FAFS Board of Directors 7 Why do people become foster parents? There are many foster parenting stories – this is mine. We fostered for 11 years; during that [...]