Foster Care Month

Celebrating Teachers’ Impact on Youth in Care during Teacher Appreciation Week

As Teacher Appreciation Week approaches, it’s essential to recognize the profound impact educators have on shaping the lives of students. Beyond teaching academic subjects, teachers serve as mentors, advocates, and…

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19-Year-Old Who Aged Out Gets Adopted

Monyay, 19, aged out of the foster care system but recently got the best surprise she could ever ask for! Even though she was too old for youth adoption, she…

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No Uncertainty About Permanency, Even in Uncertain Times

This piece was published in Child Welfare Information Gateway’s story collection for Foster Care Month 2021, Reflections: Stories of Foster Care. Though COVID-19 has brought about many uncertainties, the Child…

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Ohio Couple Fostered Nearly 100 Girls over 30 Years

Al and Ann Hill fostered nearly 100 girls over three decades, The Cincinnati Inquirer shares. Their children left for college and they became empty-nesters, so for Ann and Al, it wasn’t a…

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2-Year-Old in Foster Care Gets Virtual Adoption Hearing and Parade

Two-year-old Isla Moody was finally adopted by her family in Jacksonville, Florida, after being in foster care for 700 days. By following social-distancing guidelines, the Moodys were able to have…

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10-Year-Old Chelsea Phaire Sends 1,500 Art Kits to Kids in Foster Homes and Shelters

Chelsea Phaire, a 10-year-old 5th-grader and founder of Chelsea’s Charity, creates art kits for kids in need around the nation. She chooses to give back to children in hopes that…

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Foster Care Month: Real Talk with System Alum Ivory Bennett

Foster care alumna Ivory Bennett spent the majority of her early life in foster care until aging out while in college. “I spent about 17 years in foster care in…

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Former Foster Youth Dedicates Her Life to Service and Advocacy

For Stacy Johnson, MSW, JD, former foster youth and Managing Director of Child and Family Services at ASCI, formal foster care was an unfamiliar concept as a teenager. “When I went…

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