It’s an unfortunate truth that for a child to be removed from her parents’ custody, her parents must have, for any number of reasons, been unable to provide her with the care she deserves. What’s more unfortunate is that not receiving proper care could have an impact on her social and emotional growth. The good […]
At the end of the school year, kids can be brimming with excitement – their thoughts wandering towards summer break as they sign each other’s yearbooks and daydream about their newfound freedom. The assignments and projects and homework has piled on for months, and it’s suddenly gone! For some, there are lots of exciting activities […]
Grounded. That’s a word I became very familiar with in high school. No, I don’t mean grounded as in “realistic” – I mean grounded as in punished, sent to my room, cut off from friends or from my computer. I wasn’t a bad kid, really, but there were certain rules I was bad at following. […]
Sometimes our day to day activities can feel like too much. From packing lunches to dropping the kids off at school to arriving at work on time, it often seems as though there isn’t a moment to breathe. But it’s when we have the least amount of time to pause that this pause matters the […]
Many prospective guardians may want to consider earning caregiver status for a child as a Kinship Legal Guardian. Here are the questions that the embrella staff receives most frequently regarding Kinship Legal Guardianship (KLG), including what is KLG? What is KLG? Kinship Legal Guardianship, or KLG, is a court-ordered plan for placing a child permanently […]
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What are foster care board rates? Foster care board rates are monthly payments to resource parents from DCF to help them provide for children in care with things like: Food Shelter Transportation Entertainment Do foster care board rates differ from one child to another? Yes, foster care board rates differ based on three factors relating […]
As a resource parent, the line between your rights vs. your responsibilities can sometimes become blurred. Understanding how the two work together will give you more insight into your role as your child in placement’s primary caregiver and will empower you to be a stronger advocate for him. Information You have the right as a […]
Becoming a licensed resource parent can sometimes seem like an overwhelming task. There are many questions during the application process,which can take up to six months on average. Once an initial foster care/adoption inquiry is done and you have attended a group engagement meeting with the Division of Child Protection & Permanency (CP&P), you are […]
What is social media? Is your foster child on social media? Social media is defined as a form of electronic communication that allows users to create online communities where information, ideas, personal messages and other forms of content can be shared. Some of the more popular examples of this platform are: Facebook Instagram Snapchat Twitter […]