Systemic trauma occurs for every child who enters the foster care system. What can we do about it?

While attachment styles pop up in nearly every type of relationship in our day-to-day lives, understanding them when it comes to fostering can be invaluable to our youth’s success. This article provides real life examples examples of each attachment style, along with how a foster parent might best care for a child exhibiting these behaviors.

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, a few weeks of the year dedicated to sharing the stories of survivors and information on how to prevent the proliferation of this dark industry. Garbralle Conroe, Director of Drop-In Services at Orangewood Foundation, contributed her expertise to todays’ post.

What can foster parents and others do to make foster youth feel more comfortable and welcomed around the holidays? Consider the following tips and tricks.

The Child Welfare system exists across the United States to protect vulnerable children. Here we explain in very high level terms how a child ends up in foster care.

You might be surprised at the long history Child Welfare has in our country and how some of the most recent developments affect kids and families today. Does foster care still matter? Let's find out.