Foster Youth Prepare to Go "Home For the Holidays"

5 Tips for Rebuilding Relationships for Siblings Separated by Foster Care

When sibling groups are placed into foster care, often times they become separated from one another. Although many agencies make a great effort to keep siblings placed together, the sad reality is that many of these youth are often placed into different homes when they enter into foster care. One of the most unfortunate outcomes for youth aging out of foster care is having limited, fractured, or non-existent relationships with their biological siblings who may remain in care or have already aged out of the system. As young people transition into adulthood, they tend to want to restore relationships with their biological family, especially their siblings. However, when exploring a relationship, many young people may find that they don’t exactly know what to say or how to engage with their siblings to reconnect with them in meaningful ways. Below is a list of five practical tips to help jumpstart the development of any relationship that may have been damaged by sibling separati...

Best Gift For Foster Kids This Holiday Season

There is one gift for foster kids that’s critical this holiday season, but it won’t fit underneath the tree. Now, if you’re thinking the cliché expression,” The Gift of Love,” then keeping reading. Unconditional love shown to foster kids who experienced abuse and neglect is very important, however teaching foster kids to love themselves and have hope for a better tomorrow is the best gift that any person can give to a foster kid for the holidays. Every year, about 400,000 kids spend time in the U.S. foster care system. As the holiday season approaches, feelings of low-self esteem and low self-worth plague foster kids around the country as they prepare to be without their families! Have a positive impact on foster kids by teaching them to think and say positive things about themselves, their families, and about their future. Click HERE for some amazing resources to give foster kids this holiday season that will teach them to love themselves, have more c...

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