by Vienne Rosales | Jun 20, 2025 | Foster Care
What Is Social-Emotional Support? Social-emotional support refers to the ability to understand, express, and manage emotions while building meaningful relationships with others. For youth in the foster care system, this support includes: Feeling safe and heard...
by Vienne Rosales | Jun 6, 2025 | Foster Care
Understanding Trauma in Foster Youth Youth in the foster care system are disproportionately impacted by trauma. Experiences such as: Physical or emotional abuse Neglect or abandonment Separation from siblings or caregivers Repeated home or school changes …can...
by Vienne Rosales | May 9, 2025 | Foster Care
How We Can Break the Cycle Before It Begins The Hard Reality of Aging Out Every year, thousands of youth age out of the foster care system—typically around age 18—without a stable home to go to. Statistics are stark: Up to 40% of aged-out youth experience homelessness...
by Robert Montoya | Jan 31, 2025 | Foster Care
Why Foster Care Transitions Can Be Challenging For many children in foster care, moving from one placement to another can be stressful and emotionally draining. Unfamiliar environments, new caregivers, and disrupted routines can trigger anxiety and uncertainty. A...
by Whitney Gilliard | Jul 26, 2024 | Foster Care
Fostering children is a profoundly rewarding experience, but it can also present unique challenges, especially when managing verbal threats from children. These behaviors often arise from deep-seated traumas, adjustment issues, or difficulties in expressing emotions...