Navigating the Journey: Foster Care

To help you Navigate the Journey into Foster Care, this 8-part video series provides you with a brief overview to start you on your journey.

What leads children to enter foster care? What are the goals of the foster care system? And why do children end up in this system? This 9-minute video helps to shed light on these questions.

Who plays which roles in the foster care system? This 7-minute video guides us through the key players in foster care.

Who are the children and teens who enter the foster care system? This video offers an in-depth look at the young people who find themselves in foster care.

What is trauma, and how does it impact children in foster care? This 8-minute video helps us understand what children in care experience and how to better comprehend their challenges.

What is the purpose of foster care, and how can foster parents advocate for the children they support? This 9-minute video deepens our understanding of reunification as a primary goal of foster care and provides insights into effective advocacy for children in the system.

How can you build a strong support network before welcoming children into your home? This 6-minute video explains how to ensure you have the right support in place before starting your foster care journey.

Preparing your heart, mind, and family to welcome children from diverse cultures and racial backgrounds is essential. This 10-minute video delves into how to approach this important aspect of fostering.

Using language that preserves the dignity of children in care and honors their families is crucial. This 6-minute video provides guidance on navigating respectful language, helping us to honor children in care and their families by using terms that uphold their dignity.

Adoption

Navigating the Journey: Adoption

To help you Navigate the Journey into Adoption, this 6-part video series provides you with a brief overview to start you on your journey.

Using language that preserves the dignity of children in care and honors their families is crucial. This 6-minute video provides guidance on navigating respectful language, helping us to honor children in care and their families by using terms that uphold their dignity.

What is trauma, and how does it impact children in foster care? This 8-minute video helps us understand what children in care experience and how to better comprehend their challenges.

How can you build a strong support network before welcoming children into your home? This 6-minute video explains how to ensure you have the right support in place before starting your foster care journey.

What does openness in adoption look like. This 8-minute video explores the concept of open adoption as your relationship grows and changes with the biological family.

Preparing your heart, mind, and family to welcome children from diverse cultures and racial backgrounds is essential. This 10-minute video delves into how to approach this important aspect of fostering.

Approaching adoption with an understanding of ethical practices will serve to honor both children and birth parents. This 8-minute video offers insight into ethical such practices to achieve that end.