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Kris Corner – Losing Yourself
Something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately, and I want to share with you is the caution of not getting lost in being a foster parent. What I mean by that is before you’re a foster parent, you are a “regular person”. You have interests. You might have hobbies. You...
Kris’ Corner – Points of Joy
So I don’t know that I have a ton to say about this week’s topic, but it’s something that was brought to my attention by an adoption therapist (Melissa Corkum…she has a significant online presence so feel free to look her up for more of what she’s about), who is an...
Kris Corner – Parent the Child in Front of You
Today I just want to touch on something that I was recently encouraged to do by my son’s therapist…and that is to “parent the child that’s in front of me.” Now this could mean many different things, but the context I am talking about is that kids coming from trauma...
Autism Acceptance Month: Nicolas Allion
Nicolas Allion is an Eligibility Specialist at Firefly Children and Family Alliance, where he helps low-income households apply for childcare vouchers and navigate the CCDF policy manual: a job that requires quite a bit of juggling. On top of managing his work at...
Celebrating Social Worker Month!
March is National Social Worker Month! 👏 We would like to recognize the exceptional social workers on our team who consistently support and empower our clients. Social workers excel in not only identifying and analyzing issues, but also in effectively resolving...
Black History Month Spotlight: Tierra Ruffin, Director of Intervention Services
For Tierra Ruffin, Firefly’s Director of Intervention Services for Region 9, Black History Month holds great significance: the imparting of valuable lessons, the cultivation of knowledge, and triumph over adversity. Tierra openly acknowledges that it also...
DVAM Feature: Hospital Response Volunteer LeAnna
LeAnna started training as a Hospital Response volunteer with Firefly’s Survivor Advocacy team in late January. She takes several shifts per month being on-call to six local hospitals. As Marion County's Rape Crisis Center, Firefly has advocates like LeAnna available...
Kris’ Corner – Taking on Renovations with Trauma in the Home
So, as you may, or may not know, we have had a lot of changes and upheaval in our household in the past year. We moved to a new community, one son graduated from college in the spring and then in the fall he moved overseas for two years, the other older son is back in...
Kris’ Corner – Schooling Choices for Trauma
So if you’ve been reading my posts for a while, you probably know that I homeschool. Obviously, I understand you cannot homeschool a foster placement (except possibly in some very special exceptions), but want to just put this out there especially if you are moving...