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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 3h

“kinship providers are less likely to give up on kids with challenging behaviors related to trauma, since they know the child’s story & already have a relationship”
www.denverpost.com/2025/10/09/c... #kinship #fostercare

Colorado sees jump in ‘kinship’ foster families after state increases support, simplifies process

Once a kinship family gets certified, they receive the same daily rate as foster families that take in children they don’t know, which ranges from $43 to $66 per day.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 1d

“It was pretty traumatic. Getting taken away from your mom. Even if they were not fit parents, it’s still your parents,”

www.wkyt.com/2025/10/08/f... #fostercare

Former foster child becomes foster parent to dozens of Kentucky kids

A Kentucky man who spent most of his childhood in foster care has turned his experience into a mission to help other children, fostering more than 40 kids in just three years.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 2d

“We have a $67 billion budget, and we couldn’t put this girl in a situation to not take her own life?” We could’ve done more. You cannot convince me otherwise.” #maryland #childwelfare

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After teen's death, Moore promises fixes to Maryland's foster care

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was making a “firm commitment” and placing “firm accountability on all of our people” to make sure they use the rest of his time in office to “fix this.”

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 5d

Join us tomorrow in #Brooklyn for a feedback #filmscreening of our work in progress feature documentary. We’ll be hosting a free #soundbath as part of the healing workshop & screening. See you there!

www.eventbrite.com/e/healing-to...

Healing Together

An Evening of Story, Sound & Dialogue

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 6d

"My family has a lot of #fostercare siblings, and so they started that before I was even born… we specifically focused on medically fragile babies and toddlers,"

www.turnto23.com/news/in-your...

Hall Ambulance graduates 12 new EMTs with personal stories driving their passion

Among the new recruits is Aubrielle Lucia, whose personal experiences with medically fragile foster siblings inspired her career path in emergency medical services.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 6d

“One day, I was a kid who believed my father would never stop loving me. Next, I was standing alone…”

medium.com/beloved/i-gr... #childhoodtrauma #family

I Thought Growing Up Without Parents Would Break Me — It Didn’t

Instead, their absence taught me everything I needed to find the courage to start again

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 9d

“Every day, it feels like we are fighting a forest fire with a squirt bottle,” #fostercare

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Georgia Examines Issue of Kids Left in Psychiatric Care | The Imprint

On Monday, a panel of Georgia lawmakers met with child welfare workers, mental health providers and others to discuss the issue of kids left in psychiatric care.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 10d

Our feature documentary TOGETHER is 12 years in the making & we are finally ready to share a work-in-progress w/ the child welfare community. If you're based in NYC, and work w/ communities affected by family separation, come be a part of our production process:
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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 11d

“Previously relative caregivers had to comply w/ 75 rules. Now there are 35 requirements that more accurately reflect the circumstances of adults providing care to young relatives. They no longer have to complete foster parent training unless they need or request it” imprintnews.org/top-stories/...

Washington Eases Foster Care Licensing for Relative Caregivers

A newly streamlined process for kinship caregivers opens access to financial assistance, counseling, respite and other resources.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 12d

“Even though I had to start over, I saw it as an opportunity, not a punishment. I wasn’t going backward. I was just learning to move forward”
youthcomm.org/story/i-was-... #lgbtqia #lgbtq #fostercare

I Was a Sin - Youth Communication

I was born a girl in a world where being yourself was a threat. My existence had to follow a line traced by others: obey, be discreet, marry young, give birth, serve. I had no voice. I had no place. I...

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 13d

“In our quest to reduce foster care placement, we often overlook a central driver of CPS decision-making: fear.”

kansasreflector.com/2025/09/23/w... #socialwork #fostercare

Want to improve the foster care system in Kansas? Let's support caseworkers. • Kansas Reflector

In our quest to reduce foster care placement, we often overlook a central driver of CPS decision-making: fear.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 15d

“Working in a school, you have kids who come up through rough times or get displaced, and, there's been many, many occasions I went home and looked at my wife and said, 'Can we just take this kid in?'"

wwmt.com/news/local/p... #fostercare #homecoming

Prank to Purpose: Students raise funds for foster kids to shave vice principal's head

A pair of Harper Creek High School seniors are turning a silly prank into a chance to make a difference by raising funds for foster children.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 15d

“Working in a school, you have kids who come up through rough times or get displaced, and, there's been many, many occasions I went home and looked at my wife and said, 'Can we just take this kid in?'"

wwmt.com/news/local/p... #fostercare #homecoming

Prank to Purpose: Students raise funds for foster kids to shave vice principal's head

A pair of Harper Creek High School seniors are turning a silly prank into a chance to make a difference by raising funds for foster children.

wwmt.com

Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 16d

“I want to make sure that there’s an institution that’s standing up and saying to all the foster youth across our state & across our country: This is the place that actually wants you and is willing to do the support that’s necessary to ensure you succeed”
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University President Has Made Sac State a Welcoming Place | The Imprint

Sacramento State University President Luke Wood was adopted out of foster care as a kid. Now he makes the campus welcoming for foster youth.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 17d

“I was getting calls at 2 and 3 a.m. asking if I have room, otherwise the child has to sleep in an office. When that happens repeatedly, you know something’s broken.”

www.kansascity.com/news/local/a... #fostercare

This KC mom has fostered 140 kids. Now she wants to change foster care forever

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 18d

“many Muslim-heritage children in need of care are being placed in homes that lack understanding of their faith and culture, posing a risk to their sense of identity”

www.bbc.com/news/article... #fostercare

Muslim convert foster mum in Leamington offers more than a home

Andrea Hunt strives to ensure that Muslim children in care retain their cultural identity.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 19d

“There's plenty that busy families can do to support foster kids, and little things add up to make a big difference” #fostercare #supportsystem

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/19/l...

What it’s like to be a foster child in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe

There's plenty that busy families can do to support foster kids, and little things add up to make a big difference.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 20d

New Mexico, long at the bottom of state rankings for child well-being and educational outcomes, is on the verge of launching a first-in-the-nation free #childcare and preschool program that would save families an average of $13,000 a year. wapo.st/47QMCb4

This state will be the first to offer free child care, regardless of income

New Mexico ranks last among all states on child well-being, but its Democratic governor has committed to be the first to offer free universal child care.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 21d

Excited to announce that we’ll be participating in the Pollinator program, a virtual residency program of mutual support, made up of selected artists around the world.

Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 22d

“Each student works closely with a life coach who provides one-on-one guidance and helps connect them to community resources.”
www.ivpressonline.com/news/readyfo...
#supportsystem

ReadyforLIFE Imperial Valley equips youth for adulthood

EL CENTRO — A local program is helping Imperial Valley teens gain the skills and confidence they need to navigate adulthood successfully.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 23d

“The need was too big to ignore.”
www.forbes.com/sites/afdhel... #housing

How A Sense Of Home Helps Foster Youth Create A Space Of Sanctuary

What if the key to ending homelessness wasn’t just a roof—but a sofa, a fridge, a toothbrush?

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 25d

“Keeping children safe, whether at home or in foster care, requires a vastly larger and differently trained workforce than the one we have now.“

www.city-journal.org/article/mack... #childwelfare

Protecting Kids in Foster Care Requires a Bigger, Better-Trained Workforce

Abolishing the system won’t help children.

www.city-journal.org

Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 26d

“LGBTQIA+ nondiscrimination policy, requires foster parents to promise to use a child’s preferred pronouns, encourage a child to transition socially and medically, & otherwise affirm a child’s stated #genderidentity when it conflicts with the child’s sex” www.telegram.com/story/news/r... #fostetcare

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 27d

“Foster parenting should be about the kids needs, not the parents”

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/13/o... #lgbtqia #lgbtq #fostercare #fosterparent

In a way, it’s simple: LGBTQ children need fostering too - The Boston Globe

A number of readers wrote to counter the argument that Mass. is discriminating against Christian families in its foster parenting policy.

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Foster Care Film Series @fostercarefilm.bsky.social · 28d

There is a place for you here. You belong.”
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#fostercare #sesamestreet

A Place For You

YouTube video by Sesame Workshop

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