Join us in welcoming Emily Barnes to the Tennessee Kids Belong team as our new Foster Friendly® Business Manager. Emily brings a heart for children and a deep passion for creating belonging, shaped by both her personal journey and professional experience.
We are soon approaching one year since the launch of The Foster Friendly Podcast. While that is something we’re proud of as a new platform to help inspire, resource, and equip folks nationwide–we’re celebrating something much bigger this month at…
Each May we celebrate Foster Care Awareness Month. Intended to raise awareness of the needs of kids children and youth in the U.S. foster care system who need temporary – and sometimes permanent – homes with safe, nurturing families. Yet…
Small business owner, Kevin Kerkhof merged his love of coffeehouses with his love of board games and created a really unique family gathering place called Hitherto Coffee and Gaming Parlour in his community in Greenfield, Indiana. Merging two complimentary things…
TN Kids Belong is building Foster Friendly Communities across the state. We’re thankful for Foster Friendly Businesses like Natural Beauty by Donecia who help children feel seen and valued. Donecia specializes in natural hair care and goes into a parent’s…
I didn’t know May was Foster Care Awareness Month. Before stepping into this role, May was notable for a host of other reasons: Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, my wedding anniversary, the end of school… and apparently fun things like…
“The value and interest of life is not so much to do conspicuous things. . .as to do ordinary things with the perception of their enormous value.” Teilhard de Chardin Haven Clothing Company, a non-profit ministry out of Arvada, Colorado, is…
What would it look like if instead of spending your new year resolve on self-improvement, you made a commitment to dramatically improve the experiences and outcomes for kids in foster care? We have 400,000+ reasons to make this issue your…
Learn how this store became a Foster Friendly business in Kentucky.
