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If you are reading this, you may have been thinking about fostering for a while, even if you have not…

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…

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…