by Nikky Greer | Apr 21, 2014 | Foster Families, Stories
“Fran” is a 30-something foster mom who has been a non-kin foster parent for a year and a half at the time she shared her experiences. She has fostered four children, and has one biological child. She and her spouse both work full-time in addition to...
by Nikky Greer | Apr 21, 2014 | Foster Families, Stories
“Tina” wrote with concerns about how to protect children, from the perspective of a foster parent. She and her partner sought to be adoptive parents ultimately and were only supposed to receive foster placements that were “high prospect” for adoption, meaning there...
by Nikky Greer | Apr 21, 2014 | Family and Friends, Foster Families, Stories
“Amy” had been on both sides of the system—as a foster parent, then a parent whose children were taken by CPS. She had two children placed in foster care when she was in her 40s. Initially her girls were in foster families but after nineteen months, her parental...
