Archive for February 2020
How You Can Support Foster Parents
Not everyone can become a foster parent, but everyone can do things to help support the families in our community that are fostering children. Local families, individuals and businesses can all do their part to help out these children and the generous families that are caring for them in foster care. Here are a few…
Read MoreMeet The Pattersons, Foster “Angels” in Clay County
Lynda and Bob Patterson are one of our veteran homes that we refer to as “Angels of Clay County”. Lynda and Bob have a special niche in the world of Foster Care as they take infants into their home. As you can imagine infants come with tireless nights, sometimes withdrawals from an array of substance…
Read MoreIntroducing Our Local Foster Families During Foster Family Appreciation Week
The Marshalls were licensed recently but have jumped right into the role as a Foster Parent! Each child in their home is welcomed with open arms and their well-being is top priority. The Marshalls do whatever it takes to create a sense of normalcy for the children and have sacrificed time with their own families…
Read MoreIntroducing the Watford Family
Veteran Foster Parents Celebrated During Foster Family Appreciation Week Tracy and Craig Watford are among our veteran Foster Parents, who is also provide a medical foster home. They have been caring for children for over 20 years! Tracy serves as an unofficial support to our other foster homes and offers a plethora of information. Tracy…
Read MoreIntroducing the Mosby Family
Celebrating Kids First Foster Families All Week Long Heidi and James Mosby have done an amazing job co-parenting with the biological parents to a child who recently went through reunification. They worked so well with the parents that Heidi was deemed as a safety monitor so the child could go back in the home. Neither…
Read MoreMeet The Supinsky Family
Clay County Foster Family Celebrated During Foster Family Appreciation Week The Supinskys were licensed in November 2019, and it didn’t take any time for them to be at full capacity! They have welcomed a large sibling group and pre-teen into their home, which most would have turned away. Even with the challenges placed in front…
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