7 Ways You Can Help Foster Youth Without Becoming A Foster Parent.

Oct 17, 2018

What can I do to help? A question many people may ask themselves at some point. Maybe you recently became aware of a foster youth in your community or saw a foster care commercial. Perhaps it was the discovery that there are over 400,000 foster youth in the United States, and many of them are in desperate need of support. Maybe a family member or friend recently became foster parents. Whatever the reason, I’m happy you are here. If you spend enough time around foster care, you will inevitably

Guest Blog: Who Cares For Healthcare?

Aug 09, 2018

Imagine that all foster youth have a card. The foster kid card would work like a debit card, but probably not accepted everywhere. In foster care, it seems like we are told about all the resources our foster kid status qualifies us for. But, we never seem to see those resources in action or have the opportunity to put them into practice. Imagine if someone were to start a bank account for you, keep the debit card in their back pocket, and not tell you the account exists. The bank account is

Chapter 17: The Stomach Ache That Wouldn't Go Away

Jul 25, 2018

My last post closed with my family’s move from Scio to Philomath. The move felt very similar to the moves previous; my siblings, Mother, and I were happy to be doing something new and exciting. Our new home, a three bedroom apartment in a complex called Ashbrook Village, had two stories, and my siblings and I were excited by the prospect of having stairs. With just a week before the start of the school year, we all moved our things into our new rooms. With a self-important sense of being the