22
Aug
Court Orientation for Dependent Youth (CODY) – Facilitated by CASA of Maricopa County
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Being a teen in the foster system can make youth feel as if they are invisible and often there are feelings of... Read More
15
Aug
A Brighter Future
In 2014 I was given the opportunity by Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) to establish the Keys to Success program.... Read More
01
Aug
The Beauty: Fostering & Adopting A Sibling Group
When we first became foster parents we had no intention of taking in siblings. We had never been parents before and didn’t... Read More
11
Jul
The Hard: Disrupting One Sibling and Keeping Another
Mijito/a- Spanish for ‘my little boy/girl’ Trauma can be a hard, ugly thing that barriers the beautiful soul of a child. My... Read More
27
Jun
The Beauty: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma
As I spoke about in the previous blog, the cycle of abuse and trauma can seem unbreakable. The constant relapse into old... Read More
20
Jun
Falling off the Wagon of Recovery
No one wants to relapse. When we give something over to recovery, we mean it when we swear off the behavior or... Read More
13
Jun
The Beauty: Aging Out of Care
I entered foster care at the age of 15. Like most youth who enter care as a teenager, I bounced around to... Read More
06
Jun
The Hard: The Challenges of Aging Out of Care
As most youth approach their 18th birthday, they are excited about new independence. As an “adult”, they may feel ready to make... Read More
30
May
Fearlessly Me
Be Fearless: Women Empowerment Event from the perspective of a child in foster care: The women empowerment event I went to was... Read More
23
May
Parenting Wins: You are Enough
I had sensed something was going on for a while. There were two solid weeks of behavior upticks and comments being made.... Read More