By: MaryLou Dovan MaryLou Dovan and her husband Andy are finishing their first year of foster care. She teaches at Bradford Academy in Mebane, and they are members of Hope Chapel in Greensboro. Have you heard the quote by
Self-Care for Foster Parents
Self care is key to being a successful foster parent. Parenting is hard work, and foster parents often face unique stressors with the added transitions and varying needs of the children they care for. It’s important and necessary for foster
Successful Foster Parenting
By Eleanor Beeslaar Being a successful foster parent involves being flexible and open to learning along the way. As a foster parent, you will be faced with unique challenges that you may not always know how to navigate right away.
Becoming a Foster Parent
By Eleanor Beeslaar As you have been reading about being a foster parent over the past few days, you may be wondering how you become a foster parent in the first place? Becoming a foster parent involves several different requirements,
What Role do Foster Parents Play?
By Eleanor Beeslaar Although foster care often involves temporary placements, foster parents can have a positive and lasting impact on the lives of the children they care for. Foster parents play an important role in cultivating growth, healing, safety, and
What is foster care?
By Eleanor Beeslaar Before we get into the details of being a foster parent, let’s begin with defining foster care. Foster care is the temporary arrangement for an adult to care for a child or children whose birth parents are
Being a Foster Parent
Being a foster parent means making a positive difference in the lives of children and families. Foster parents provide loving, nurturing, and safe homes to children. Foster parenting is a wonderful and rewarding process that can bring joy and satisfaction
Understanding the Challenges: Youth Aging out of Foster Care
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, and we’re partnering with Youth Villages and the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services Division of Social Services to shed light on the experiences of youth aging out of foster care
Finding Strengths in Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
By Lavender Williams and Christine Murray On any given day, there are approximately 428,000 youth in foster care in the US (Children’s Rights). This number changes frequently due to children being reunited with biological families, children being added daily and