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This lunchtime webinar discussion will cover some practical steps foster parents can take to build collaborative relationships with birth parents, to provide the best possible outcomes for [...]

Choosing to be a foster parent is a big decision to make. The process can be emotional and complex and you want to be sure that the agency you choose to work with is a good match for you and your [...]

Can you imagine a world without technology? Things change rapidly and it can be hard to keep up! Here at the Coalition, we are harnessing the power of technology in many ways, including our [...]

About the Training:  Lying is a common (and challenging) protective behavior for all people, but can feel especially baffling in our children who have experienced trauma. Families often get stuck [...]

The greatest gift we can give our children is to teach them to value themselves and to be able to approach life with confidence. This can be especially challenging for children touched by foster [...]

Aida hadn’t talked to her sister in weeks when she received the call. “Your niece and nephew were found alone in the apartment again. Would you be willing to take the kids temporarily?” A version [...]

Relatives Caring for Children While relative placements maintain crucial family/cultural connections and produce the best possible outcomes for children needing out of home care, relative [...]

Raising children can be difficult, especially with additional challenges present for children who have experienced trauma. Parenting can become more overwhelming for relative caregivers who have [...]

The holidays are a stressful time for most of us. The stress of the holidays for the children who have joined our families via foster care or adoption can be compounded by feelings of divided [...]

When families begin their foster journey, they do it knowing that, in the end, the child in their care may be reunified with their birth family. But, as foster families know all too well, the [...]