Foster and Adoptive Family Services

When we decided to become foster parents with the intention of adopting we realized that we had never been through the foster care and adoption journey with anyone around us. While we knew friends who had adopted or were adopting

California provides support for foster care kids until they turn 21. I couldn’t pursue a degree without it.

“Let me talk about this with my wife, and I will call you back,” I said to the case worker, before saying goodbye to her. It was just past dinner time, a...

April is child abuse prevention month; local officials kick it off with teen's foster care story

Last year everything changed for me. We had fostered before. This sweet girl wasn’t our first baby to love and let go. But somehow through all of our previous foster children I had managed to maintain the idea that I was the better parent in all of this. That for some reason these children really deserved …

This month on the blog is all about trauma – light topic eh? It may not be an easy one but I do think that it is an essential one to understand. This post is all about setting the scene. There are lots of different ways to understand trauma. Clinical diagnosis requires someone to meet ... [Read more...]

I am often asked why I am a foster parent. Sure, it is challenging at times, and it is emotionally difficult, as well. Yet, it is the most rewarding thin...