In honor of May as National Foster Care Awareness Month, the Regional Resource Teams and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are highlighting exceptional foster families by fulfilling 31 wishes of 31 families during the 31 days in
If you've been looking to expand your library to include books relevant to foster care, adoption, kinship care, trauma, diagnoses, or behaviors, we hope this list is helpful to you!
Janet and Jonathan bring a lot of experience and knowledge to the foster care team, as they previously fostered and adopted through foster care. Since reopening their foster home license, they have tak
Jackie and Pete Judd are exemplary foster parents who work hard to meet the individual and developmental needs of the children in their care. They successfully build strong, positive, and healthy relati
Kym and Kevin are the family that answers the phone late at night and accepts placements without hesitation. They open their home to teenagers and help them acquire independent living skills, including obtai
Erin and Justin are the model foster family. Although they have three biological children and two adopted children, they continue to welcome children into their home while maintaining full-time jobs.
Nick and Holly embody the model foster family, including the child placed with them into their family and also taking steps to ensure she can maintain a relationship with her sister who is place
