10 Easy Ways to Volunteer in Foster Care
The formal US foster care system is a complex collection of agencies meant to provide more resources and protection for children. Yet this mission is hard for the system to handle alone. There are more than 328,000 children in foster care and over 15,000 young people who age out each year with no family, but […]
What Is Child Welfare? A Clear Guide to How the System Works
When safety breaks down at home, child welfare becomes the bridge to stability. It begins with prevention and safe reunification whenever possible. If not, kinship and foster care, eventually adoption, become the next best options. The system spans courts, caseworkers, nonprofits, and caregivers, all working toward three goals: safety, permanency, and well-being. In this article, we take a […]
Why Do Foster Parents Quit? (And How You Can Help)
Foster parents don’t quit because they stop caring about kids. So why is foster family turnover so high? The answer often comes down to systemic gaps in communication and support. When this happens, children in foster care are the ones who pay the price. The good news is that we can all help close these […]
Church Wraparound Care with Every Child Tennessee
In the United States, there are only 186,000 foster families available for the 343,000 children in foster care. America urgently needs to recruit and retain ideal foster families, but challenges stall those efforts. In many cases, foster families feel isolated and unable to seek support when they need it. However, with locations in nearly every […]
What Makes an Ideal Foster Family?
There are about 343,000 children in foster care in the United States, but only 186,000 licensed foster families. Put simply, the math is not in our favor. To end the child welfare crisis in America, we need more licensed foster families than children in foster care, ensuring that no child enters foster care without a […]
Sibling Groups in Foster Care
Foster care is an extremely difficult experience for any child, but for sibling groups in foster care, the situation becomes even more complex. Sibling groups in foster care face unique challenges that require special attention and care. We explore the importance of keeping sibling groups together, the hurdles these children encounter, and why foster parents […]
Ideal Family Placements with The Contingent
The second focus of our Well-Being Support Ecosystem™ is to recruit and retain ideal family placements for children in foster care. But what is an ideal family placement, and how do we identify them? This is where our partner, The Contingent, comes in. Their data-driven model helps states identify potentially successful foster families with pinpoint […]
