“Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.” Marian Anderson The Foster Friendly Podcast was excited to welcome the recent guest, Rapid City Mayor Jason Salumun to the show. Jason…
“When the elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers.” African Proverb Brian Mavis expounded on this quote in a recent episode of the Foster Friendly Podcast: “When the big sectors, when they’re not cooperating with each other and they’re not…
Tennessee Kids Belong Partners with ECTN Every Child TN (ECTN) is a new initiative to mobilize all Tennesseans to care for children, youth, and families before, during, and after foster care. ECTN is a comprehensive and coordinated entry point for…
10 More Ways the Coronavirus Affects Foster Care: Government Edition Background: You may have seen America’s Kids Belong post on “7 Ways COVID-19 Crisis Impacts Foster Kids/Care (and They’re All Bad).” That article focused on our number one priority: the…
AKB & Dream Makers Project Receive 2019 Adoption Excellence Award The Adoption Excellence Awards were presented to 12 recipients at a ceremony November 12th in Washington, DC. The awards recognize the extraordinary contributions made supporting positive permanency outcomes for children…
Family First Prevention Services Act: What is it? For many children, entering foster care is a traumatic event…just as traumatic (or more so) than the situation or home environment that led to removal in the first place. Signed into law…
