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Debunking Common Myths About Foster Care

myths about foster care

Deciding to be a foster parent is a big deal. If you’ve never dealt with the foster care system, you might have tons of questions about how to become a foster parent and what it’s like to welcome a foster youth into your home. But let’s be real, there are a lot of myths and […]

Understanding Kinship Care

Recent data show that 3% of all children in the United States — that’s over 2.5 million kids — are being raised by relatives because their parents aren’t able to care for them.[1] This kind of arrangement is referred to as kinship care. After celebrating Kinship Care Month this September, we wanted to take the […]