Foster Care & Adoption - Becoming a parent for kids who need a home

The organization 44 Women of Orangewood has spent the last several years raising scholarship money for youths who have aged out of the foster care

Have you ever thought about those pivotal moments or haphazard decisions that completely change the course of your life?  I can pinpoint a couple

I remember our first adoption. It was an emotional roller coaster of waiting, fear, excitement, and uncertainty. Would we be matched with a child a

Florida may be feeling some heat from the Family First Prevention Services Act signed by President Trump in February. The new law is placing restri

I am an invisible minority. When people see me, they see a wife, a mother, a farmer. What they don’t see are the things that define me and my lif

I always loved to play with my cousins when they came to my house. We always had a really good time playing in the backyard or having movie nights.

Flathead Valley CASA for Kids recently held a meeting to teach members of the community about the ins and outs of the organization. Their hope was

When I first started my journey as a foster parent, I had no other children. I had heard others express concern about the impact of fostering on th

According to the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there were 437,500 child

Melissa Wontroba’s time in foster care shaped her into an advocate at a very young age. She entered the foster care system when she was 3 years o

Prospective adoptive couples embark on an adoption adventure full of enthusiasm and hope. Unfortunately, the journey to holding a bundle of joy in

I’ve heard the first few months of adoptive or foster parenting called “the trenches,” and there is good reason to believe they will not be a

Adopting from foster care is one of the greatest things a person could do. However, the fact is that not all foster adoption stories end up happily

So you’ve decided to be a foster parent? Congratulations and welcome to the club! There is always a need for more families that are willing to op

In the sweet spot in my heart, I truly believe that most people who ask these rather intrusive questions are asking from a place of interest in our

International adoptions have been on a steady decline since their peak in 2004 when I first entered the field. When I worked for the Congressional