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Author: Emily Baumann

That’s a Wrap on Trivia Night!

June 6, 2025
That's a wrap on Trivia Night: A Night at the Movies! More than 200 movie buffs attended our sold out event. Thanks to their support, we exceeded our goal, raising $46,074 to support children in foster care! Now that’s an Academy Award-level achievement! From classic quotes to big-screen soundtrack rounds, their energy and generosity made [...] Continue Reading

Helping Families in Times of Need

June 2, 2025
Over the past weeks, the Coalition has rallied to support our foster and adoptive families who were impacted by devastating tornadoes. While our hearts are heavy with compassion for everyone who was affected, they are also filled with hope. Witnessing our community come together in the wake of this tragedy has been truly inspiring. We'd [...] Continue Reading

Advocacy in Action: Reuniting Four Brothers

May 27, 2025
The staff at Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition (the Coalition) are no strangers to fiercely championing the children and families we serve. In February 2024, Daniel and Connor contacted Karen Alyasiry, Director of Family Development, seeking information about the fostering and adoption process. After speaking with Karen, the couple determined that pursuing licensure to foster [...] Continue Reading

Kaiya

May 22, 2025
Kaiya is a beautiful young lady with a creative mind that’s endlessly inventive and wildly original. At just ten years old, her humor is sharp, deadpan, and delightfully unexpected—she’ll catch you off guard in the best way! Though she can be shy at first, Kaiya’s bold and witty personality soon shines through. A girly girl [...] Continue Reading

Keeping Children in Foster Care Connected

May 12, 2025
Alarmingly, up to 85% of youth in foster care are separated from their siblings.  For children who have already experienced immense trauma from being removed from their parents, staying connected with siblings is vital. This is where the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition’s program 30 Days to Family® comes in: to ensure siblings stay together. [...] Continue Reading

William

May 12, 2025
William is an active and inquisitive 9 year old who can brighten the room with his smile. Despite the challenges he’s faced in life, William is not afraid to be his authentic self. He is social and loves to play games like hide and seek and tag outside with his peers when the weather is [...] Continue Reading

$245,679 Raised on Give STL Day!

May 9, 2025
The 12th annual Give STL Day was a huge success. We beat our goal by more than $100,000! Our supporters showed up for the Coalition, giving generously of their time and treasure to help us spread the word about our promise to serve 100% of local children entering foster care by 2029. Not some, not [...] Continue Reading

The Path to Permanency

April 28, 2025
Marla*, a licensed foster parent, was motivated to follow in the footsteps of her biological mother to create a nurturing space where foster youth impacted by trauma could heal. Marla became licensed through the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition in 2024 and immediately took placement of a teenage boy. Marla leaned on her training from [...] Continue Reading

A Space Just for Teens

April 7, 2025
For nearly nine years, Elizabeth Maize has been a dedicated and compassionate volunteer at the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. With a professional background in merchandising, Elizabeth honed her skills while working with major corporations like May Merchandising Co. and Maritz. Her extensive experience in the retail industry has given her a unique perspective on [...] Continue Reading

Summer Camp & Daycare Resources

March 27, 2025
It's summer camp and day care preparation season for many families. Daycare for kids is getting trickier, and not all summer camps will continue to accept a daycare subsidy. We've compiled the following resources to help you find the right fit for your family.   Summer Camp & Daycare Resources Special Education Foundation Kid-2-Camp Program [...] Continue Reading

Johnnie

March 21, 2025
Johnnie is a 15-year-old teen who loves to have intelligent conversations. Johnnie is shy but communicates well with those who he has built a trusting relationship with. He is most likely to bond with one of his peers, classmates, or foster siblings. Then, his playful personality will start to shine through. If you want to [...] Continue Reading

June 7 | Kinship Caregiving: Building Resilience

March 19, 2025
About Session Kinship Caregiving: Building Resilience June 7 | 9–11:30 a.m. 2.5 hours training credit This training describes parental resilience, why resilience is important, and covers how caring for children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. This theme also covers the behaviors that foster a protective environment for [...] Continue Reading

June 11 | Attachment 101

March 19, 2025
About Session Attachment 101 June 11 | 6–8 p.m. 2 hours training This training is an introduction to attachment and helps participants understand the importance of attachment in parenting both for the children and parents who are fostering or adopting. It covers the impact of fractured attachments/lack of attachments on children’s ability to attach and [...] Continue Reading

June 14 | Kinship Parenting: It’s Complicated!

March 19, 2025
About Course Kinship Parenting: It's Complicated! June 14 | 9–11:30 a.m. 2.5 Hours Training Credit This training acknowledges the complexities associated with caring for children who are related, including: divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, and the range of emotions including anger, resentment, guilt, and/or embarrassment that caregivers [...] Continue Reading

June 17 | The Impact of Prenatal Substance Use

March 19, 2025
About Session The Impact of Prenatal Substance Use June 17 | 6-8 p.m. 2 hours training credit This training will discuss characteristics for caregivers, understanding potential developmental impacts of prenatal exposure, understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their impact on development, common challenges faced by caregivers and how to reframe them. Enroll Here Continue Reading

Jimmy

March 18, 2025
Meet James, also known as Jimmy! Jimmy is an intelligent and creative 10-year-old boy who loves to be outside, riding his scooter or go-kart by himself or with friends. Jimmy is fascinated with insects and loves to meditate while in nature as he manicures flowers in the garden. His favorite subjects in school are science [...] Continue Reading

Aniya

March 17, 2025
Twelve-year-old Aniya is a quiet, thoughtful young woman. She is a storyteller at heart, spending a lot of time creating and writing stories, even adding hand-drawn art to each of her story pages. Her prior foster parent noted “our finest moments together occurred when we could be playful together and really use our imagination!” Aniya [...] Continue Reading

June 18 | Attachment 2.0

March 16, 2025
About Session Attachment 2.0 June 18 | 6–8 p.m. 2 hours training credit Children and youth who have experienced the trauma of separation, loss and grief, often have a difficult time building new attachments and allowing themselves to trust the new caregivers in their lives. Take our Attachment 101 Training to the next level with [...] Continue Reading

July 9, 16, 23, & 30 | SPAULDING Adoption Training

March 15, 2025
About Course SPAULDING Adoption Training July 9, 16, 23, & 30 | 6–9 p.m. 12 hours training credit Forming a family through adoption is different than forming one biologically or being a foster family. While adoption brings great joy and happiness to families, children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and the loss [...] Continue Reading

August 1 | Ask the Advocate: Preparing for School’s Start

March 14, 2025
About Session Ask the Advocate: Preparing for School's Start August 1 | 10–11 a.m. This is your opportunity to have questions answered about educational support for students impacted by foster care. We’ll discuss how to meet the ever-changing needs of our children. This session will discuss the ins and outs of school interventions for students [...] Continue Reading

Jeff Dyson-Perkins Joins the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition as Chief Impact Officer

February 19, 2025
The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition is thrilled to welcome Jeff Dyson-Perkins to our team as Chief Impact Officer. In this role, Jeff will introduce an integrated approach to the Coalition’s community impact efforts through relationship-building and collaboration with  agency partners. Additionally, Jeff will provide inspirational leadership to develop and implement efforts to advance the [...] Continue Reading

Celebrate Black History Month with RESPOND

January 31, 2025
Did you know? Our local community is in desperate need of more African American foster parents. In St. Louis alone, African American children represent nearly 70% of kids in foster care, but less than 1/3 of the general population. Furthermore, only 13% of local foster parents are African American. Twice the number of African American children [...] Continue Reading

Atreyu Atreyu

December 30, 2024
Meet 14-year-old Atreyu! This tall handsome young man will have you laughing in no time. Atreyu may come off as quiet at first, but once you find some common ground you will quickly realize how much of a joy he is. Atreyu enjoys being goofy and may actually have the BEST smile ever! His laugh [...] Continue Reading

Malina Malina

December 30, 2024
Malina is a bright and happy 11-year-old with a quick wit and a heart full of kindness. She’s always ready to make someone laugh or help a friend. She has a playful nature that makes her a joy to be around. Malina loves the color pink- which matches her cheerful personality perfectly! Her favorite foods [...] Continue Reading

Justin Justin

December 30, 2024
Justin is a fun-loving, outgoing thirteen-year-old boy with an adorable personality and smile. Justin is expressive, advocates for himself and is eager to learn. His favorite subject in school is Reading and he is a fan of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Man” series. When he gets older his desire is to be [...] Continue Reading

Jamaya Jamaya

December 30, 2024
Meet Jamaya, a sweet, loving, and adventurous 7-year-old who is looking for her forever family! Jamaya is a very happy little girl who loves dancing, singing, and making others laugh. With a strong will and a smile on her face, Jamaya is the embodiment of joy and determination. She doesn’t let anything stop her! Though [...] Continue Reading

Braxton Braxton

December 30, 2024
Twelve year old Braxton is a bundle of energy! After spending just a few minutes with Braxton you will be falling out of your chair laughing at his jokes and pop culture references. His dream job is to become a video game developer, but he is such a dedicated and well-rounded student that the world [...] Continue Reading

Jesse Jesse

December 30, 2024
Jesse is an incredibly kind and playful 13-year-old. He is known to be respectful and so helpful at home. Jesse is smart and confident and his favorite subjects in school are math, science, and gym.  He loves sports, but especially basketball, football, and dodgeball! When Jesse grows up, he hopes to be in the NFL [...] Continue Reading

Davion Davion

December 23, 2024
Davion is an inquisitive and imaginative 12-year-old boy who’s always eager to learn and help. Davion has a colorful personality which is very fitting as he has several favorite colors which include red, blue, orange, yellow, and black. He uses this color scheme when building new worlds with his Legos. Davion loves to be active [...] Continue Reading

Ian Ian

December 23, 2024
Meet Ian, a 11-year-old boy with blondish-brown hair, bluish-green eyes, and a strong build. Ian is very intelligent and inquisitive, which leads him to ask questions to ensure he has a clear understanding of the who, what, when, where and the how’s of life. He has a knack for multiplication and addition, which consequently are [...] Continue Reading

Kevon’s Big Wish

December 19, 2024
For the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition, this is the time of year in which we focus on making every child in foster care’s Big Wish come true: the wish for a place to call home. That’s kids like Kevon, whose Big Wish was just granted! Kevon, now three, spent the first several years of [...] Continue Reading

Foster Hope Day 2024

November 21, 2024
This year, we celebrated Foster Hope Day in a BIG way, raising an astonishing $2.07M to close out the Coalition's two-year, $10M capital campaign. Now, we can move into our new headquarters, from which we will serve 100% of children entering foster care, quadruple the number of foster parents, and much more! We are extremely [...] Continue Reading

WOW! A Record-Breaking Trivia Night!

June 6, 2024
We are immensely grateful to everyone who attended our eras-themed trivia night! Your participation made the evening memorable and fun, and your support is invaluable to our mission. We’re even more excited that you attended this 35th Anniversary edition of trivia night, Transforming Lives at 35: Rewriting the Next Chapter of the Foster Care Story [...] Continue Reading

$235,000+ Raised on Give STL Day!

May 10, 2024
You've made this an unforgettable start to our 35th anniversary. With your incredible support, you've helped us kick off our 35th anniversary by raising over $235,000! Your gift, along with hundreds of like-minded individuals, reaffirms our shared belief that every child deserves the support of a safe, loving family. Your gift will be the catalyst [...] Continue Reading

Thank You for Another Successful Hope in a Handbag!

April 19, 2024
Thank You for an Incredible Hope in a Handbag; 35th Anniversary Edition! Hope in a Handbag was a HUGE success, and we couldn’t have done it without every single one of you! Heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your support of Hope in a Handbag. Whether you attended, contributed, or simply [...] Continue Reading

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