Ways to Support Foster Children During the Holiday Season

The holiday season is here and families across America are getting ready for the festive season. But for children in foster care, the holiday season can be a significant source of stress. Here are some ways to help support foster children during the holidays. Top Tips for Adults Caring for Foster Children During the Holidays […]

SHRM Foundation and Clarvida Announce Partnership to Champion Inclusive Hiring Through Untapped Talent Initiative

WASHINGTON, DC – November 21, 2024 — Today, SHRM, the trusted authority on all things work, and the SHRM Foundation announced that Clarvida, one of the nation’s leading providers of behavioral health and human services, will join the SHRM Foundation Untapped Talent initiative as the first-ever Visionary Partner.  The Untapped Talent initiative helps organizations champion […]

Become a Foster Parent and Help a Child to Start Believing in Life Again

“Family isn’t defined by last names or by blood; it is defined by commitment and by love,” said Dave Willis, the famous American producer, writer, voice actor, and musician. There cannot be a more promising ray of hope than these words for hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers who have either lost their parents […]

What to Expect When You Become a Foster Parent

Becoming a foster parent is probably one of the most challenging and crucial decisions you will ever make. Statistically, about 117,470 children are waiting to get adopted in the United States. What is the best place for these kids to wait until they find their forever homes? A loving foster home. Unfortunately, statistics suggest that the availability […]

Debunking 18 Myths about Foster Care

Foster care is a sensitive topic and is not always understood. There are myths regarding foster care, and as a result, people don’t understand the need for foster care or adopting children from foster care. These misconceptions can cause children to spend their lives without finding the love of a caring family home. Because of […]

5 Tips to Help Children Transition into a New Foster Home

What Is a Foster Home? When a child’s biological parents or guardians are unable to care for them, the foster care system steps in to provide a temporary position in which trained caretakers, including family or relative caregivers, provide for their care. Children will attend school and receive medical and social assistance while living with […]

Getting Foster Children Prepared for the New School Year

To ensure things go smoothly for your foster children during the upcoming academic, it is a good idea to prepare them ahead of reopening day. It will make them comfortable by giving them time to readjust themselves to the school schedule. Preparing foster children for the new school year can be challenging for foster parents. […]

Preparing To Be a Foster Parent: Understanding Trauma

Foster parents are nothing less than angels for the children they decide to foster but it takes time, effort, and mutual understanding for the children to realize that. This is because the children go through the trauma of being uprooted from their homes, separated from their brothers, sisters and parents. Parenting a foster child can […]

7 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Foster Parents

Choosing to be a foster parent is not an easy decision. You need to consider whether you are equipped to help the children move past their trauma and pave the way for them to start living happy and fulfilling lives. However, there are a lot of misconceptions about foster parenting, and oftentimes the people who […]

Expert-Approved Tips on Making Your Home Foster Care-Ready

If you are thinking of becoming a foster parent, congratulations! It’s a noble thought and a rewarding experience. But, like all things new, the beginning can be tricky if you are unprepared. After all, inviting a new member into your home when it is not yet foster-ready may invite feelings of anxiety in the foster […]