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Jun 03, 2019
National Foster Care Month: Opening Your Home to Children in Need
The other four kids in their home right now are foster children. And these children are not the only kids they have welcomed into their home. "We've had 13 foster kids through our door in the span of a year," Chad said. May is National Foster Care Month. And the…
May 31, 2019
Sesame Street Launches New Initiative to Support Children in Foster Care
There's a new face on Sesame Street! Sesame Street has welcomed Karli, a Muppet in foster care, as well as her "for-now" parents, Dalia and Clem. From the Sesame Street in Communities team: Fostering a child takes patience, resilience, and sacrifice. Sesame Street in Communities has created new resources to…
May 29, 2019
When Words Heal: A Day in the Life of a Clinical Social Worker
My grandmother was in foster care back in the 1920s. In reality, there wasn't much 'care' in the system back then. Unprotected by law, orphans and impoverished children were shipped out as laborers to farms and households in rural America. My grandmother spent years working for her keep after being…
May 10, 2019
Called to Serve
For many, the thought of taking care of six children can seem like an absolutely impossible task. For Aaron and Andrea Moore, they've found it to be their calling. When Aaron and Andrea first began to foster, they only planned to welcome one boy between the ages of 3 and…
May 03, 2019
Governor and First Lady DeSantis Recognize May as National Foster Care Month in Florida
Governor and First Lady DeSantis, along with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Florida Coalition for Children (FCC), joined partners across the state to recognize May as National Foster Care Month in Florida. There are currently about 5,400 licensed foster homes and there is always a…
May 01, 2019
Oh the Places You'll Go!
OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights. You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you'll be…

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