By Crystal Ligon Foster Care Kids Are Worth Fighting for
Sometimes foster care looks like bringing a child from a hard place into your home. Sometimes it looks like sitting…
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To the Foster Mom Who Keeps Going
Dear Foster Mom, Do you know what day of the week it is? Can you count how many appointments are…
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Becoming a Mother In Two Hours: My Foster Parent Journey to Adoption
I became a mother in a very unconventional way. Sure, we took a year to complete classes and trainings and…
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By Kamrie Smith To the Foster Child We Just Couldn’t Help
I’ll never forget when we first met. You had just been removed from your mother and separated from your siblings.…
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By Maralee Bradley Why My Daughters Need Simone Biles
Dear Simone, My family is rooting for you. And not just because you represent our country, but because you represent…
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To the Parents of Foster Parents
Dear parents of foster parents, I remember when I called my mom and told her I was now raising seven…
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(Foster) Father’s Day
Dear Foster Dads, I can't tell you how many women I talk to who tell me some variation of "I…
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The Unseen Child
Sometimes those commercials are just too much for me. You know the ones--- maybe they're trying to motivate you to…
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“Foster Child” Doesn’t Mean “Unwanted Child”
Our first fostering experience was a baptism by fire into the world of child welfare. It was a NICU infant.…
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An Introduction to Foster Care
When my husband and I entered the world of caring for kids in crisis over ten years ago, it was…
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