Author: Yanelis
Guide to Foster Hope Day: Everything You Need to Know
About Foster Hope Day 4 Steps to Foster Hope Day Donate and enter to win one of our incredible raffle prizes. Share our social media posts, forward our emails and tell your friends about us. We'll be live throughout the day on Facebook (Miss anything? Don't worry, videos will also be posted on the Charidy [...]
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Family Fun at the St. Louis Aquarium
After two long years, we held our first family event in person! Earlier this year, we received a generous donation of 300 free tickets from the Aquarium Foundation for our foster, adoptive, and guardianship families. We sent out the invite to our families and sold out within minutes. On April 3rd, we got the chance […]
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The Coalition RESPONDs to the Need for African American Foster Parents
"African Americans adopt more than anyone, we just do it informally. It is a part of our history and culture." Our local community is in desperate need of more African American foster parents. Why? Racial disproportionality is a pervasive issue in child welfare. In St. Louis alone, African American children represent nearly 70% of kids [...]
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The Cinderella Project in 2022
2022 is the second year in a row that the Cinderella Project has been scaled down because of the COVID pandemic. During this time, we have not been able to provide girls with the full Cinderella experience, but our dedicated ReFresh team has found creative solutions for girls to still receive the prom gowns of [...]
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The Holidays in Foster Care – Top 5 Tips
During the holidays, we are inundated with messages from a number of sources (movies, music, TV, social media, commercials) about how we should be feeling joyful, happy, and thankful. Surrounded by loving (and attractive) family, laughter, fancy food served at perfectly set tables, and loads of expensive gifts, these images rarely reflect the truth for [...]
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30 Days to Family®: Royce’s Story
Royce entered foster care after allegations of domestic violence were filed against his maternal great-grandfather who was his primary caregiver. He had lived with his great-grandparents since losing both of his parents. Entering foster care added yet another layer of trauma and hurt to this 11-year-old boy who had already lived through difficult hardships. Upon [...]
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2,531 Days in Foster Care: Colton’s Story
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the powerful work of our Extreme Recruitment® program, and what better way to do it than through one of our wonderful adoption stories?! In the spring of 2021, Colton was finally adopted into his forever family. But this was not [...]
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Celebrating National Kinship Care Month
Kinship care refers to the care of children by relatives or, in some jurisdictions, close family friends. During the month of September (and every month) we celebrate these amazing families! In honor of Kinship Care Month, we thought we could share a few of our family stories. Check out our previous blog post for more [...]
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COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Foster, Adoptive & Guardianship Parents
All foster, adoptive, and guardianship parents who receive subsidy are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination starting Monday 3/15. As you may have heard, getting a vaccination appointment in St. Louis can be very difficult! Below is a guide to help you. Don’t wait to be contacted! You should pre-register at all the websites listed […]
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Family is Everything
This year we celebrate 10 years of our 30 Days to Family® program in the St. Louis area with a BIG milestone: 1,000 kids served! 30 Days to Family® helps place kids with relatives, significantly reducing their time in foster care and creating stable placements by weaving together a robust support system. This short intervention has […]
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