Foster Parenting: Expectations vs. Reality

What are common expectations when starting foster care? And how does reality measure up? Learn what it’s really like to be a foster parent.
What are common expectations when starting foster care? And how does reality measure up? Learn what it’s really like to be a foster parent.
In KVC’s Thriving magazine, read inspiring stories about health, strengthening families, creating families, and the latest news and events.
Read how Robin took control of her destiny, choosing to defy the statistics about children in foster care rather than be defined by them.
Children in foster care may need extra support around the holidays. In this blog, learn four ways you can encourage kids in your care.
November is National Adoption Month, and KVC’s local teams have facilitated 5,783 children’s adoptions. Yet over 117,000 children nationally are still waiting for adoptive families.
In KVC’s Thriving magazine, read new child and family success stories, how foster and birth parents can work together, and KVC news and events.
Having just ONE accepting and affirming adult can change the life of an LGBTQIA+ youth. Learn ways to show your support today.
In this latest issue of KVC’s Thriving magazine, you’ll read child and family success stories, helpful health tips, and our latest news and events.
Looking for mental health success stories? Family reunification after foster care success stories? Adoption success stories? These miracles happen daily at KVC!
Across the nation, outcomes for teens aging out of foster care are grim, and the need for loving families to foster teens continues to grow.