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Empowering Change: Trisha Gordon Joins the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition to Advance Mission
Coalition Anniversary: We’re Turning 35!
Our Take on Missouri Attorney General’s Opposition to Supporting LGBTQIA+ Children in Foster Care
A Compassionate Approach to Navigating Picky Eating Habits
Third Time’s A Charm: Another Enchanting Foster Hope Day!
Reflecting on a Year of Progress: The RESPOND Program’s Journey Since Relaunch
Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips for a Spooktacular Halloween!
ReFresh Makes Its Debut at May’s Night Market
The Gold Standard of Child Welfare Policy: ICWA Continues to Protect Native American Children
Kinship Care Month | Darius’s Story
Kinship Care Month | Ashley’s Story
Celebrating a Milestone: A Place to Call Home’s 500th Forever Family!
Kinship Care Month | April’s Story
A Parent Guide to Demystifying Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
National Exercise With Your Child Week (August 6-12)
Achieving Success: Your Guide to an Amazing School Year!
Embracing Inclusive and Affirming Care For LGBTQIA+ Youth in Foster Care
Bites at The Big Top: A Night to Remember
Remember to Go Outside and Play in Celebration of Earth Day
Guide to Bites at The Big Top: Everything You Need to Know
4 Ways You Can Support Children in Foster Care Without Becoming a Foster Parent
Guide to Foster Hope Day: Everything You Need to Know
Kinship Care: The Hidden Heroes of Child Welfare
Adult Adoption: An Overlooked Path to Permanence
The Coalition’s Summer Fun Guide
A Record-Breaking Spring Event Season
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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Coalition RESPONDs to the Need for African American Foster Parents
The Cinderella Project in 2022
Celebrating Black History Month
Let Go Your Ego: A Barrier for Child Welfare Workers
Creating the Most Innovative Foster Care and Adoption Community in Our Country
The Holidays in Foster Care – Top 5 Tips
30 Days to Family®: Royce’s Story
2,531 Days in Foster Care: Colton’s Story
Celebrating National Kinship Care Month
Celebrating National Kinship Care Month
Press Release: Governor Parson Signs Historic Investment for Foster Care Support Services
A Child’s Journey Through Foster Care
Debunking Foster Care Myths
Give STL Day 2021
Standout Volunteers of the Year
Your Give STL Day Investment Last Year Allowed Us To Change 2020 From a Threat to an Opportunity
“What Inspired You To Work With Youth in Foster Care?” 14 Staff Members Share Their Stories
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 […]
Continue ReadingFamily 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 […]
Continue Reading10 Years, 1,000 Kids: The 30 Days to Family® Story
The Holidays in Foster Care – Top 5 Tips
An Educational Advocate’s Tips for Surviving Distance Learning
LGBT+ Youth in Foster Care: 7 Simple Actions You Can Take To Make Youth Feel Safe and Promote Acceptance
Our Work Continues During the Pandemic
Staff Day of Diversity & Inclusion Stewardship
P-EBT Benefits: Get $250+ for Food for Children
For Our Kids, Families, and Staff, Silence is Not an Option
Talking to Your Children About Racism
A Tribute to John Kuntemeier, Tenacious Advocate for Children in St. Louis
Does Anyone Out There Have Any Idea What We Should Be Doing Right Now?
Recommended Reading: That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief
Family: A Child’s Most Basic Need
A Special Message to Our Community
Extreme Recruitment®: Tarah’s Story
Celebrating Diversity: Coalition Hosts Training On Transracial Parenting
Institute for Child Welfare Innovation Launched in St. Louis with $1.4 Million Grant
Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy: Building Trust in Our Relationships with Children
Why Traditional Parenting Fails Children with Trauma
Every Year 20,000 Youth Age Out of Foster Care with Little Support
Back to School: The Road to Success
Time flies when you’re having fun! Camps, vacations, and pool days are winding down, and reality is slowly sinking in; it’s already time to prepare for the school year. We know this is often a tough season for foster, adoptive, and guardianship families. That’s why we do everything we can to make this transition seamless. […]
Continue ReadingReFresh: Not Your Typical Resale Store
30 Days to Family®: Hear from the 2018 Innovative Practices Award Winner
Find out how Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition, winner of Council on Accreditation’s 2018 Innovative Practices Award, is leading the charge to create stability for kids in the chaotic world of foster care.
Continue ReadingSchool’s Out for the Summer … Make the Most of Your Break
Final projects turned in, desks cleaned out, and the classroom doors are closed … summer has arrived! For many families, there is much to anticipate: sleeping in, vacations, and camps. But for foster parents, it is often a season of uncertainty as the kids in their care adjust to a new daily routine, away from […]
Continue Reading30 Years of Volunteers
The Real “Crisis” in Foster Care
Radical Acceptance
Click here to download a pdf. “Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional” Caring for children and youth who have survived severe and complicated trauma can be exhausting and finding peace among the chaos can be daunting. When we enter survival mode, we can lose perspective and situations can quickly spiral out of emotional control. WHAT […]
Continue ReadingIan’s Story: Imagine Something More
Ian’s Story: Overcoming the Odds
Ian’s Story: Standing in the Gap
Tess & Ayden Gaeng
Maliek #30Years30Stories
Maliek was hospitalized after a terrible beating by his father. Lost to addiction, his mother was unable to care for him. 30 Days to Family® found that his maternal grandma wanted him. As a refugee from the Rwandan genocide, however, she didn’t have a good grasp of English. Family Court said that because grandma couldn’t […]
Continue ReadingOur Story
“What began as a handful of reform-minded dreamers is now a cutting-edge leader in policy and practice. 30 years in, our groundbreaking and data-driven work has created dramatic change in the lives of our region’s most vulnerable children.” In the late 1980s and early 90s, the United States was gripped by a drug epidemic. Cheap, […]
Continue ReadingThe Holidays in Foster Care: Why Things Might Get Rough
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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