Crossnore Communities for Children’s Post

If you have been a foster carer for awhile, you will likely run into this milestone: Birthdays! 🎂 The first birthday in foster care can be difficult – When settling into a new home a child may be cautious around other children or adults. Because of this, birthdays are the perfect time to connect with a foster child and make them feel welcome in their new home. There are many benefits to celebrating birthdays, from building a sense of self-worth, to helping a child respect their peers. Here are 3 ways you can help your foster child celebrate their birthday and mark the occasion. It is important to remember that each family and situation is different so it is best to always consider. Consider the child, consider their family and consider all angles of how it will be viewed, felt and understood. 💖 #OrchardFostering #FosterCare #MakingADifference #FosterFamily #FosterLove #EveryChildMatters #FosterCommunity #SupportFosterFamilies

SAVE THE DATE If your heart has ever led you to consider adoption, Marcy Bursac, MA, MBA book coming shares 45 topics to help discern if foster care adoption is for you. Includes how to navigate through the journey. She has two other books she has already authored and a podcast, The Forgotten Adoption Option. I highly recommend checking those out too, the system is complicated and it is great to know you already have resources to help with the journey. #fostercareadoption

In Ohio, nearly 15,000 children are living in out-of-home placement settings every day. Adoption, foster care and kinship can provide stable, consistent and loving homes. Becoming a kinship, foster or adoptive parent is a serious, yet rewarding experience that requires research and preparation. Learn more about making a positive difference in the life of a child by visiting https://lnkd.in/gUF2MYXM.

Another of the fabulous we captured of the amazing foster carers from Wanslea, talking about the benefits and life-changing impact of being a foster carer ... all as a part of our #OpenYourDoor campaign ro raise awareness and interest in becoming a foster carer supported by Wanslea. If you can care, you can foster care. Every child is unique, so Wanslea welcomes equally diverse foster carers ... people from all walks of life. Foster Children only care about one thing: that you care. Be the person that opens up new hope and possibilities for a foster child. Whether you choose to support children with higher needs or provide emergency care, you could be the turning point for a child. It changes and enriches their life. Yours too. And with our team providing ongoing support, fostering with Wanslea can make the experience even more rewarding. Have a look and let us know what you think (keep the tissues handy :) ... and check out their and other videos (use the hash tags #OpenYourDoor to navigate recent campaign posts) campaign page :) Get in touch to find out more :) #Key2 #aCreativeForceForGood #OpenYourDoor #FosterCare

November is National Adoption Month. Did you know KVC offers adoption services? People from all types of backgrounds can adopt children from foster care, and we would be honored to help you become an adoptive family. Learn more about adopting from foster care with KVC, https://bit.ly/46WaeIa. 

While many hope to Foster or Adopt infants, they represent merely a small portion of children in the Foster Care System. 💭 Often, these babies reunify with their Biological Families more quickly than other age groups, attributable to the primary goal of Foster Care being safe reunification. 💛 For this reason, when families look to Adopt infants, they may experience a more challenging process due to lengthier or extended waiting periods. 🙏 #LoftusVergariAndAssociates #LVA #Myths #FosterCareAwareness #AdoptionSupport

May is National Foster Care Month! As an Adoptive Mom of 3 Amazing People and Servant to Many Adopting, Fostering, Aiding Children in Need, and Families Seeking to Help, I Highly-Recommend Helping One or More of these Precious Children in Need! Please check the link in the comments. It's important! #FosterCare #Adoption #GodsPlan

The foster care industry has an incentive to separate children from their families. Children serve as a renewable funding source, as federal and state governments allocate substantial resources to support foster care agencies. While the intention may be to ensure the safety and well-being of children, the financial wiring towards the foster care industry, and its dismal outcomes for children and families, raise profound questions about its ability to successfully provide even the fundamental, basic protection that children deserve. What if we invested in Georgia in family preservation, counseling, and supports aimed at addressing the root causes of child abuse and neglect. Wouldn’t that be better? Don’t we want to reduce the demand for foster care? Don’t we want children to grow up in stable, loving homes? Not spend years in the dysfunction and revolving door of government “care”. How do we ensure that the foster care system is truly serving the best interests of children and not merely perpetuating its own existence as an industry? #fostercare #childwelfare #family

"As the saying goes, taking in a foster child may not change the world, but it will change the world for that child. By approaching foster care with the right mindset, you can be a blessing to these children while navigating any challenges with compassion and understanding." To find out more about the realities of adoption through foster care, please check out our recent blog post https://lnkd.in/dHcHGb5n.

Being a foster carer is a rewarding but demanding role, and it's essential to prioritise self-love to maintain the best possible care for their children. Family members of foster carers play a crucial role in supporting their loved ones. One impactful way to help is by encouraging breaks and respite. #OrchardFostering #FosterCareSupport #SelfCareForCarers #FamilySupport #RespiteCare #FosterCareIreland #SupportOurCarers #WellbeingForAll