Excerpted from an article published on the Forbes Nonprofit Council website. Read the full article here. My mentor and friend, Joe Ritchie, set (and still holds) the world record for the fastest time flying cross country in a turbo-prop plane.…
As 2023 winds down our staff at America’s Kids Belong reflected on personal highlights from the past year in our efforts to improve the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care. Here’s a quick recap by state. California –…
It’s astonishing to know more than 400,000 kids are currently in our country’s foster care system and yet only about half as many foster parents are available to care for them! We need many more caring foster parents to be…
We are excited to announce the successful launch on August 15th of our first ever online fostering panel series. People interested in exploring fostering have a new opportunity to gain the insights, inspiration and real-life perspectives as America’s Kids launches…
It’s 7:40 am. I overslept my alarm, and now I’ve been running behind all morning. I only had one sip of coffee. The mug is sitting on my counter, lonely. The kids need to eat breakfast and get out of…
My mentor, director of the college ministry I was a part of, and one of the sweetest friends I have, is a foster mom. All I have ever understood about her journey is that she has the sweetest and funniest…
My wife and I were enjoying our comfortable suburban life; happy marriage, rewarding career, three children, strong church community…and absolutely no idea how many children were living in out-of-home foster care as a result of abuse, abandonment and neglect. As…
Being in foster care often means a child is living through a painful story, suspended in time; awaiting uncertain outcomes; dealing with layers of trauma; commonly facing separation from siblings; coping with other layers loss (even if temporarily) of extended…
What is Foster Care Awareness Month? Foster Care Awareness Month is in May; it’s a time to raise awareness of the needs of children and youth in the U.S. foster care system who require temporary – and sometimes permanent –…
What is Child Abuse Prevention Month? This is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout April organizations around the United States join together to spread awareness about the realities of child abuse and help prepare people like you to help protect our…
America’s Kids Belong recently published its 2022 Impact Report, which shares with its investors, volunteers and others how the organization deployed its funds to advance its mission of dramatically improving the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care. As…
Sadly, when it comes to the foster care system, many Americans have very little understanding of what it is and the needs around it. The reasons are myriad and make sense. Many of us live hectic lives at warp speed,…
