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May 13, 2020
How To Improve The Well Being Of Children In Foster Care
Jimmy Wayne entered the foster care system when he was 12 years old. Over the next two years, he moved schools a dozen times.
April 29, 2020
How The Coronavirus Is Affecting Washington’s Foster Children
“Children in foster care are some of the most vulnerable people in our society. They experience the same coronavirus anxiety and fear as everyone else, but...
April 22, 2020
How Washington State Can Step In And Help Traumatized Youth
“Each year, about 1 in 4 young people in Washington State face a housing crisis within a year of leaving foster care, criminal justice facilities, or...
March 11, 2020
Youth Perspectives: An Interview With A Former Foster Child
“I didn't want anyone else to find out because I didn't want to be that one person whose family didn't want them.” — Amber
It’s hard to imagine what goes on in...
February 26, 2020
10 Insightful Quotes About Foster Parenting
As we often say, foster parenting is not easy. It will challenge you emotionally, physically, and mentally.
February 19, 2020
Our Favorite Go-To Local Resources About Foster Parenting
New foster parents tend to put a lot of pressure on themselves. It’s all too easy to worry that you won’t do a good job, that you won’t know what to do when a...
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