Uprooted
How many times can a tree be transplanted before it affects its growth? The shovel going in, the popping sounds of roots cracking,...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Shoes
If I wanted to learn, about their journey here. I would just look at their shoes. One twelve year old, had clean, beautiful shoes...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Letting Go
I feel sad and depleted. But it’s not an empty sad. It’s not a devastating sad. It’s the sad of having loved well. The sad of loving two...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Interlaced
they’re criminals and rapists he said build the wall he said they’re infesting our country he said and some people believed him yet here...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
Son Tuyos
El Conejito by Manuel Bonilla was the song that brought them home for just a few minutes standing physically on a tile-floored Texas home...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
Arrival
I still remember the fear I felt every time I went to pick them up for the first time not always knowing their names their home country...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Passages: Pepinos
Severe trauma. That’s why their mom brought them here. To be safe, to start afresh, in a land 3,000 miles away from home Sometimes,...
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Jennifer Torres Alcántara
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
Passages: Foster Care Nights
I am a sentinel of the night. Guarding against past horrors and present fears that only come out in the dark. The nights are always the...
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Cheryl Brown
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
National Foster Parent Appreciation Month
We would like to thank and honor the families that have opened their hearts and homes to our most vulnerable children. With over 407,000...
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- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
Myths About Teenagers in Foster Care
Every kid faces new challenges and joys once they become a teenager and grow into a young adult. We all have our own thoughts about...
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- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
Foster Care and Adoption Myths
Children who grow up without a safe home and a loving family are more prone to long term effects. Though many foster care children may...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Is Fostering a Child Right for You?
Foster parenting isn't easy, but it IS rewarding. Ask yourself these vital questions to see if foster parenting is right for you.
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- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Texas Requirements for Being a Foster Parent
If you are contemplating foster parenting, here are the Texas requirements to help you begin the process.
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- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Potential Single Foster Parents Have 3 Common Questions
Many single people would like to become foster parents but are just not sure if it is possible. To begin with, this is absolutely allowed...
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- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
How Does Foster Parenting Work?
Becoming a foster parent is a big step for so many foster parents to be. It can get pretty intimidating if it’s your first time...
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- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
How much do foster parents get paid in Texas?
Most people believe that a majority of foster families are in it for the money. It is necessary to understand that fostering is not a job...
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- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Are Foster Parents Allowed to Work Full-Time?
Foster parents can work full-time while fostering, but there’s a lot more to it than just leaving your foster child with a babysitter, dayca
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- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
How do I become a foster parent in Texas?
You might be planning to foster a kid by understating all the associated responsibilities. You may consider yourself and your family...
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- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
What does it mean to foster to adopt
Foster-to-adopt is a situation where the fostering parent with a child (children) adopts the child (children) in their care. Before we...
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- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
5 Things You Should Not Say to A Youth in Foster Care
With so many myths concerning foster care, it's easy to upset a group of vulnerable young people by saying the wrong thing. Avoid saying the
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