Adoption Archive
The white-collar investigative firm Kroll Associates is renowned for high-stakes snooping. Its staff of former prosecutors and FBI agents has uncovered billions in hidden assets belonging to dictators like Saddam... By Michael Fitzgerald This post Corporate Investigator Assesses New York …
While most families are enjoying festivities this time of year, some foster parents in New Hampshire are feeling a loss that’s all too familiar to the many birth parents who... By Guest Writer This post Among New Hampshire Foster Parents, …
My family was a big one, including my two biological sisters and the foster children we welcomed into our home.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation late last month making it easier for close relatives and family friends to receive financial support for kinship guardianship agreements (KinGAP). Godparents, step-parents,... By Michael Fitzgerald This post New York Expands Funding Access …
When Ashley and John Herring of Heber Springs, Ark., decided to become foster parents in 2009, they were told there were just four foster homes in Cleburne County. Children taken... By Guest Writer This post In Arkansas, One Faith-Based Group …
Counties in California will have until Thursday to decide whether to opt into a state program that aims to boost the number of foster parents by providing some with subsidized... By Jeremy Loudenback This post California Counties Consider Child Care …
Lawrence Booker had been living apart from his adoptive family for around two years when he learned that his adoptive mother might still be receiving money for his care — money... By Guest Writer This post Bill Aims to Prevent Adoptive …
The language of family finding is evolving in response to years of learning from practice and research. The family finding name itself came from these central questions: Is it true... By Guest Writer This post The Path Out of Foster …
Author Katherine Paterson’s life was profoundly impacted when she became a foster parent. In fact, the influence of fostering was so intense that one of her first books, The Great Gilly Hopkins, was written around the experience.
Rebecca Masterson wanted to become a licensed foster mom. Earlier this month, the Phoenix lawyer took in 16-year-old Johnny*, who she met while volunteering. Becoming licensed would help her pay for groceries, clothes and start a savings account for the …
