When we think about the foster care system, we often focus on the children whose lives are being shaped by the experience and the families opening their hearts and homes. However, there are unseen heroes working tirelessly behind the scenes…
(Guest blog- Abby Crooks) Have you ever played in the ocean and you’re floating and diving in the waves and then suddenly when you look up you’re nowhere near your friends and family on shore where you got in? As…
The I Belong Project™ uplifts the stories and voices of kids in foster care who are legally free for adoption. The pop-up photo and video shoots take place monthly as part of an entire day designed for youth to have fun, play and just be kids. Capturing and sharing each story is done with the utmost dignity in the hopes that the resulting videos connect children with a family.
Insights from birth children in a foster/adoptive home “What if this ruins his life?” I understand the question. It’s one my husband and I struggled with at the beginning of our fostering journey shortly after our first child was born. …
Our family has moved around for various ministry purposes and have been members of four churches while providing foster care. Three of these churches did a wonderful job of being “foster-friendly” and one could have done much better. I have…
The I Belong Project™ uplifts the stories and voices of kids in foster care who are legally free for adoption. The pop-up photo and video shoots take place monthly as part of an entire day designed for youth to have fun, play and just be kids. Capturing and sharing each story is done with the utmost dignity in the hopes that the resulting videos connect children with a family.
We often hear what is needed to be a good foster parent: love, commitment, flexibility, compassion, and patience to name a few. However, we often forget to mention the things that AREN’T needed. My husband and I first went through…
“Whoever tells the best story shapes the culture.” ― Erwin McManus Currently for most Americans, the known narrative around foster care is either non-existent because the majority of people know little about it, or it’s perceived as a space primarily…
If we had a physical office rather than a virtual team, our water cooler chatter would revolve around one topic: kids in foster care. They are our mission. But another reason you might be surprised to learn is that our…
French writer, Simone Weil once said, “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” Part of the mission of America’s Kids Belong is helping kids do just that. To be rooted and…
Trauma is a buzzword right now but one that we cannot overlook when it comes to helping youth in foster care or who have been adopted. We are thrilled to have Ryan and Kayla North join us as we dive…
In the realm of foster care, few voices resonate as deeply as that of Dr. John DeGarmo. As the founder of The Foster Care Institute, Dr. DeGarmo has dedicated his life to guiding families through the complexities of the foster…
