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FREE! Virtual FC Conference - Advanced Foster Care Topics starts Sunday.
Hello. I am honored to be a featured speaker at this conference. As a former foster from Michigan, I am using my lived experience to help others with their journey through foster care. Now an Advocate, Speaker, Author, Published in Foster Focus magazine, Medium, Authority Magazine, MomInformed.com a…
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Who is my mom? Who is my dad? Where is my home? Guest Blog -Danny Vann
Many youth in the foster care system ask these questions daily. They are confused, lost and traumatized by all of the chaos and constant changes in what should be their stable family of origin....
Giving Back with Foster Care Survivor and Author Danny Vann - Jason and Amanda Palmer
Danny Vann is a musician, an Alumni of the Elvis Presley Impersonator Hall of Fame, author, and former foster youth. He tells his story of where he came from and the struggles that he faced. However, he doesn’t stop there. He is actively trying to give back and help current foster youth. His ebook …
- Foster Family Stories | Heather and Eric
- How KidsPeace Foster Care Builds Families
- Foster Family Stories | Tomascik Family
- Foster Family Stories | Ron and Julie
- Foster Family Stories | Rickie and Julie Clark
- New CAFO Research Findings: Adverse Childhood Experiences Appear to Drive Up Kids’ Media Use
- Supreme Court: Americans Can Still Work Together
- A Story from Paraguay: Celebrating Motherhood and Family Like Never Before
- Gifts from a Man Who Grew Up in Foster Care
- Trent Taylor – A Changed Life Who’s Changing Lives
- Has foster care been changed forever by the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Supporting Young Parents Through the American Rescue Plan>
- National Partnership to Reinvent Child Welfare Expands>
- Studies Show Dramatic Racial Disparities in Front End of Juvenile Justice System>
- Miquel Lewis: Making Chicago’s Juvenile Justice System More Equitable>
- Using Results Count Skills to Build A Strong Social Safety Net for Kentuckians>
- Sarah Hemminger on How to Create a Stronger Community for Young People>
- Enhancing Leaders and Racial Equity in Baltimore City Schools>
- Database Analyzes Juvenile Probation Laws by State>
- Register Now: Webinar Shares Lessons From Family-Centered Community Change>
- Partnering With Young People to Curb Youth Homelessness in Cleveland>
- Grads2Careers Places Baltimore’s Young People on New Career Paths>
- The Beautiful Project: Helping Black Girls and Women Thrive>
- Webinar Explores Casey’s Strategic Coinvestor Approach to Community Change>
- 18 common myths about foster care
- Discounts and other ways foster families can SAVE money
- The Kohlers | One Family’s Adoption Journey | Foster Talk
- Foster Family Stories | Jennifer and Jason
- Child Welfare in the Midst of the Pandemic
- Foster Talk | Nurturing your relationship as you foster | Pt#3
- Foster Talk | Nurturing your relationship as you foster | Pt#2
- Foster Talk | Nurturing your relationship as you foster | Pt#1
- Washington Examiner: US Children Facing Increased Risk of Abuse under COVID
- The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
- Executive Order to Strengthen Child Welfare
- Foster Talk | What Is Therapeutic Foster Care?
- Day 4 of “Four Actions to Teach Our Children in Response to Evil”: ADVENT
- Day 3 of “Four Actions to Teach Our Children in Response to Evil”: ASCENT
- Day #2 of “Four Actions to Teach Our Children in Response to Evil”: REPENT
- Day #1 of “Four Actions to Teach Our Children in Response to Evil”: LAMENT
- Four Actions to Teach Our Children in Response to Evil
- Fostering in the Time of Coronavirus
- Foster Heroes Still Needed Despite COVID-19
- Announcing … The CAFO’s 2020 Theme!
- The New ETV Year
- Our new home
- CBS Cares
- How do you Aim Higher?
- Issues Day Panel Speaker: Gabe Gonzalez’s Journey to Success
- Issues Day Panel Speaker: Chris Poulos’s Journey to Success
- Issues Day Panel Speaker: Daniayla Stein’s Journey to Success
- Oklahoma Congressman Opens His Heart and Home to Two Adopted Daughters
- A Family’s Desire to Empower Foster Youth to Succeed
- 2015 Aim Higher Fellows & FC2S Partners Honored During Summer Celebration