Sunshine Girl On A Rainy Day

Three "faces of Arizona foster care:" Regina, Christa and Lupe. An Arizona foster care series in the Payson Roundup demonstrates ...

I'm currently doing a lot of research on foster care and attachment issues: http://fostercareattachment.blogspot.com/

Did you know that Chaffee funds require states to have a youth advisory board? Neither did Franklin County Children Services (in Columbus, ...

In September of this year, Carole Clark, a Texas family court judge, convened a group of almost 100 child care professionals to conduct an o...

The ideal vs. reality Ideally, all teenagers would be linked with loving, permanent families before aging out of foster care. Realistically,...

Everyone has their favorite landmark in Texas. What's yours? Big Bend National Park? The Alamo? After attending the fourth annual "...

I shall continue to post my notes and updates on contacts from the 2006 It's My Life conference. However, several articles about the fos...

Independence and Permanency – Can Youth in Care Have Both? Notes from It's My Life Conference 2006 * Please note: The panel was made up...

Part of the "It's My Life" conference included a Halloween party. I had sewn my flower costume ahead of time (created my own ...

I have had the most amazing time at the 2006 It's My Life Conference, sponsored by the Casey Foundation. This is their 4th annual confer...

I apologize if my blog entries have been less frequent... I have been preparing to attend and assist with an upcoming conference in Seattle....

Children's Coalition: Everlyse Cabrera Disappearance

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?source=RSS&attr=CBSNewsVideo_2104407&channel=i_video&id=2104407n With t...

To the staff in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, You are just not getting it. Please let me spell this out to you in the simplest...

Children's Coalition: Bail Set at $250K for Foster Mother Melanie Ochs

One of the wonderful things about the chapter designee selection process of Foster Care Alumni of America is that pilot chapters were chosen...

1.) Recent articles in Ohio decry the lack of information-sharing: - Biological parents are not allowed to see their case file, and thereby ...

States should diligently monitor the usage of psychotropic medication In 2003, the Miami Herald reported that the Florida Statewide Advocacy...

I linked to FosterAbba in a recent posting, because there are many dedicated foster parents out there, with good intentions. Foster parents ...

Navigating the Maze: Foster Parenting and Life: Short Timer's Syndrome