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Your impact can start today. Whether you have time, finances, home goods, or professional services to give, you can make a difference in the life of a foster care child. Give today! https://loom.ly/tBtVQ1I

This time last year I was 4 days away from becoming a full-time, single foster parent to two sisters. I was hopeful, under equipped and about to enter into 6 months of taking a pop quiz I hadn't studied for every day as a first-time parent. I learned SO MUCH about our foster systems and how they're doing the best they can to support families living through extreme brokenness. I encountered the generational impact of trauma and was both encouraged by little successes in a day and devastated by the cards some kids are dealt. Though I chose not to renew my license, I'm so glad I stepped into this role. I'm grateful for what it taught me. Sometimes that's the best way to learn, just jump off the cliff and see what awaits. If you know someone who is a foster parent, here are a few ways you can offer support: 1 - Offer to make a meal or drop off a gift card for food. Removing the prep work, planning, shopping and cook time of a meal or two helps to reclaim valuable mental energy. 2 - Ask to hear their story. A place to vent was incredibly helpful, just to get it out. There was so much that felt so heavy to process and talking it out with someone helped me to understand what I couldn't process on my own. 3 - Offer to get a background check with the agency and take the kids for an afternoon or drive them to one of the many appointments they have throughout the week. Sending light, love and safety to all those attached to the foster care system. Photo credit: 5th grade foster daughter Description: Moment of lightness & joy at the park with laughter & ice cream #fostercare #fosterparent #singleparent #fosterjourney #lifelessons #growthmindset #gratitude #vulnerability #supportsystem #fostercareawareness #communitystrong #giveback #makeadifference #fosterlove

?? Resource parents, we need you! The 2024 Resource Parent Needs Assessment is ready for your feedback! The North Carolina Division of Social Services (NC DSS) in partnership with the Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA-NC) is conducting this survey to better understand the needs of resource parents who have served children and youth within the last 12 months in North Carolina. Resource parents include foster parents, adoptive parents, and licensed or unlicensed kinship caregivers. This survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete. All answers are completely anonymous. Your answers will be used to improve services and to create new supports for resource parents. Just a reminder that we are seeking feedback from individuals who have been resource parents within the last 12 months. Please complete the survey by April 3, 2024. Complete the survey now-- https://buff.ly/49PCOMx People who complete the survey in its entirety may choose to enter a drawing to win one of ten $50 gift cards. If you would like to enter the drawing, you will be asked for your contact information after completing the survey. NC DSS and FFA-NC appreciate your time in completing this survey. If you have any questions while answering the survey, please contact FFA-NC at 800-578-7770 or [email protected]. #FFA #fostercare #fosterfamilies #lovemakesafamily #socialworker #fosterfamily #Survey #NeedsAssessment

This time last year I was 4 days away from becoming a full-time, single foster parent to two sisters. I was hopeful, under equipped and about to enter into 6 months of taking a pop quiz I hadn't studied for every day as a first-time parent. I learned SO MUCH about our foster systems and how they're doing the best they can to support families living through extreme brokenness. I encountered the generational impact of trauma and was both encouraged by little successes in a day and devastated by the cards some kids are dealt. Though I chose not to renew my license, I'm so glad I stepped into this role. I'm grateful for what it taught me. Sometimes that's the best way to learn, just jump off the cliff and see what awaits. If you know someone who is a foster parent, here are a few ways you can offer support: 1 - Offer to make a meal or drop off a gift card for food. Removing the prep work, planning, shopping and cook time of a meal or two helps to reclaim valuable mental energy. 2 - Ask to hear their story. A place to vent was incredibly helpful, just to get it out. There was so much that felt so heavy to process and talking it out with someone helped me to understand what I couldn't process on my own. 3 - Offer to get a background check with the agency and take the kids for an afternoon or drive them to one of the many appointments they have throughout the week. Sending light, love and safety to all those attached to the foster care system. Photo credit: 5th grade foster daughter Description: Moment of lightness & joy at the park with laughter & ice cream #fostercare #fosterparent #singleparent #fosterjourney #lifelessons #growthmindset #gratitude #vulnerability #supportsystem #fostercareawareness #communitystrong #giveback #makeadifference #fosterlove

From helping mothers in need to supporting the work of foster care providers, the budget is a moral statement of how Michigan serves the poor and vulnerable. As lawmakers continue work on the next budget, here's a look at where some important funding streams to help the poor and vulnerable stand as of now: https://ow.ly/qQi050SemSZ

Resource parents, we need you! The 2024 Resource Parent Needs Assessment is ready for your feedback! The North Carolina Division of Social Services (NC DSS) in partnership with the Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA-NC) is conducting this survey to better understand the needs of resource parents who have served children and youth within the last 12 months in North Carolina. Resource parents include foster parents, adoptive parents, and licensed or unlicensed kinship caregivers. This survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete. All answers are completely anonymous. Your answers will be used to improve services and to create new supports for resource parents. Just a reminder that we are seeking feedback from individuals who have been resource parents within the last 12 months. Please complete the survey by April 3, 2024. Complete the survey now-- https://buff.ly/49PCOMx People who complete the survey in its entirety may choose to enter a drawing to win one of ten $50 gift cards. If you would like to enter the drawing, you will be asked for your contact information after completing the survey. NC DSS and FFA-NC appreciate your time in completing this survey. If you have any questions while answering the survey, please contact FFA-NC at 800-578-7770 or [email protected]. #FFA #fostercare #fosterfamilies #lovemakesafamily #socialworker #fosterfamily #Survey #NeedsAssessment

Away from their own home, a foster child always remains under the supervision of the Dept. of Health and Human Services. Because of this, a worker from the DHHS will make regular visits to all foster families. These visits act as a layer of support and safety for both the foster parents and for the child. During these check-ins, parents are expected to address any challenges they’ve encountered during the placement so far. The worker can then use this information to make decisions, provide resources to the family, or, if necessary, find a new placement for the child. If a family needs help, the DHHS will do what they can to provide it. Because when a family thrives, the child in their care is set up for success. Find out more at https://loom.ly/_FjEl6Y and https://loom.ly/m-XJ2Rs.

Stories—including our own stories— help bring communications to life, connecting audiences to the very real children and families within the foster care system and to the complexity of serving them well.?Stories move people to action, activating parts of the human brain that information and data alone don't. This is a beautiful thing, but how we tell foster care stories matters. And our guiding ethic in storytelling isn't just a list of "don'ts." The standard is much higher than doing no harm. Instead, we're called to?do unto others?as we would have them do unto us.?How would we want someone to steward our story if we were in the shoes of the children, families, social workers, or partners in the story we're telling? Swipe below for three lenses to guide dignifying storytelling. And if you work in US foster care and want to go deeper, join us forMaking the Pitch, More Than Enough's one-week communications course coming up August 19-23rd.?You can learn more here:https://lnkd.in/eRS_xusp

Are you or is anyone connected to you involved with Fostering in the UK? Please ask them to take five minutes to complete this survey. The first of its kind by Foster Carer‘s for Foster Carer‘s - to get quantitive and qualitative data to evidence the urgent need for change. We have a critical and growing shortage of Fostering families and more and more children are going into expensive residential homes with poorer outcomes. Over 650 responses in the first week. It’s time for carers - and former carers who have left the role for whatever reason - to tell it like it really is. https://lnkd.in/e_2YquF8

The fact that around 70% of young people leaving foster care struggle with money issues shows how tough it is for them as they become adults. This is a really important time for them because they suddenly have to pay for everything without the support from family that many of their friends have. It can be really hard for them, especially if they didn't learn much about money or have any savings. Without a steady income or savings, they are more likely to have money problems, which can make it harder for them to find a place to live, go to school, or keep a job. This fact shows that we really need to give extra help and resources to young people leaving foster care so they can learn about money and save for the future. #support #fosteryouth #youth #savings #moneymanagement