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By Angela Navarro-Santiago on May 30, 2024
Stacy and James Lopes were empty nesters when they decided to foster again. They had previously fostered and took guardianship of their son’s teenage friend years prior. As a stay at home mother, Stacy enjoyed being present for her biological children as they were growing up and felt she and James still had the ability to make a difference in a youth’s life.
After a couple of months, the Lopes’ home ultimately opened in January
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By Courtney Edge-Mattos on May 30, 2024
It was his “Second Act.” Ray’s son was an adult and had moved out. His business was steady and thriving and when he came home, the house was quiet. He remembered the joy of taking his son camping, going to family picnics, and attending sporting events. Every day he passed by the empty bedroom and felt a void. One day, an ad highlighting the need for foster parents caught his eye. Ray filled out the
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By Courtney Edge-Mattos on June 1, 2022
He left from school. He had his backpack and his homework. He didn't get to hug his mom.
She left from home. There wasn’t time to pack much, they had to get going. She wasn’t sure what to grab, so she just stuffed things into the garbage bag blindly. Turned out to be clothing from last season. She will have to wear a sweater and long pants tomorrow, even though it will be 84 degrees
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By Foster Mama MS on March 24, 2022
Dear Ms. 6,
You arrived in a storm.
It’s okay, I whispered, sliding under the kitchen table next to you. I’m scared of storms, too.
I didn’t sleep the first night week month ever again, slipping into your room to make sure you’re still there. “If you get sick, or scared, or hurt,” I reminded you endlessly, “you just come into my room and wake me up, or call my name, and
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By Courtney Edge-Mattos on May 11, 2020
May is National Foster Care Month. It is a month to reflect upon the confusing system that is foster care, to keep children in care, foster parents, biological parents, foster siblings (the children of foster parents), foster care workers, judges, lawyers, GALs, CASA workers, and everyone else in your thoughts. And for some of our foster parents, it is the right time to reflect back upon why they choose to foster.
Mama B is one
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You’ve taken the classes. You’ve been fingerprinted, interviewed, reference-checked. You’ve watched the “Removed” movie fourteen times. You’ve read blogs and
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There are so many wonderful people out there who want to support the children and families with whom we work.
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