“I can’t be a foster parent because foster parents have to be married.” This is yet another untrue comment which people sometimes make to me. And there’s not too much I need to say about this other than that is simply not the case. Indiana does not require foster...
“So I have heard that Foster Care is the cheapest way to adopt…is that true for a baby too?” Um….technically yes I suppose it is, because the cost to adopt through foster care is less than any other form of adoption. However, there are not many babies who are...
Author: Jonathan M.; Domestic Violence Counselor Back to school season 2020 looms only weeks away and represents for many families their most uncertain schooling experience to date. Sitting with that uncertainty can allow sprouts of stress and anxiety to pop up...
Before we became foster parents, my friends who had fostered would talk about their CASAs and apparently I just didn’t fully absorb what a CASA does. Or who a CASA is in a case. Or what an involved CASA can mean in the life of a child. I realize that some (or many) of...
Author: Amethyst J., Families First Hospital Response Volunteer Families First believes in helping our community through life’s challenges and changes. We believe in helping people deal with issues that are too tough to tackle alone. For us, standing with the...
