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On the Ground: The difference community mapping can make in US foster care
Like a puzzle where you don’t have all the pieces, trying to provide more than enough for children and families before, during and beyond foster care without all the programs...
Community mapping in US foster care: Finding the pieces in your community
Foster care in your community can feel like a puzzle. Like assembling any puzzle, you’ll run into some questions along the way. Where’s the box top — do we know...
West Virginia collaborators come together to get foster care ‘unstuck’
Like many communities across the US, West Virginia knows a thing or two about trying to care for vulnerable children and families with what feels like not enough resources, not...
Before, during, and beyond: Growing and shaping church foster care ministry
Churches can begin and deepen their engagement in foster care ministry by focusing on discipleship, leveraging their existing ministries to care for vulnerable children and families, or starting a new...
Beyond foster care: How to help youth aging out of foster care
Your community can help former foster youth – particularly those aging out of foster care – with the support needed to help them transition to adulthood and protect them from...
During foster care: Three strategic ways to reduce the shortage of foster families
Community support for foster and kinship families, social workers and biological families during foster care has the dual benefit of improving outcomes for children and reducing the shortage of foster...
