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Keeping Siblings Together in Foster Care: Why It Matters More Than You Think When children enter foster care, they don’t…

What to Expect When You Foster: Answers to the Questions Families Ask Us Most Thinking about becoming a foster parent…

What Is Foster Care? Foster care is a temporary, safe place for children and teens when their families are going…

For most kids, school is one of the few constants in life — same building, same friends, same routines year…

Foster care is often shown in movies as something neat and simple. A child arrives, a family helps, and everything…

All adults living in the home complete background and safety checks. This is one of the ways we protect children…

One spring night in 2024, the R family received the call that would change their lives forever. Late that evening,…

It’s natural to have questions when fostering. Who do I ask? What do I do if this happens? What about…

Showing Up, Together in Virginia In Virginia, about 5,000–5,500 children live in foster care at any given time, depending on…

In Virginia, permanency is defined as a stable, long-term living situation for children in foster care. It provides them with…