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About the Training:  Lying is a common (and challenging) protective behavior for all people, but can feel especially baffling in our children who have experienced trauma. Families often get stuck [...]

The greatest gift we can give our children is to teach them to value themselves and to be able to approach life with confidence. This can be especially challenging for […]

Aida hadn’t talked to her sister in weeks when she received the call. “Your niece and nephew were found alone in the apartment again. Would you be willing to take […]

Raising children can be difficult, especially with additional challenges present for children who have experienced trauma. Parenting can become more overwhelming for relative caregivers who have [...]

The holidays are a stressful time for most of us. The stress of the holidays for the children who have joined our families via foster care or adoption can be […]

When families begin their foster journey, they do it knowing that, in the end, the child in their care may be reunified with their birth family. But, as foster families […]

Making an Impact: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow The Partners newsletter was first published in 1997. At the time, we mailed out each edition and the mailing list grew to total […]

There is no doubt that the back to school season can be overwhelming for everyone in the family. For children touched by foster care and adoption, back to school time […]

It’s time to head back to school! We have a number of tip sheets in our free lending library that deal with school-related topics, as well as other resources that […]

Four years ago, our CEO, Oriana Carey, had an idea for a kind of website and resource that we had never seen before; one where families could open up about […]