Saturday, May 9, 2009. Friday, May 8, 2009. Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Last Day for Editing, Dale is Going to Kill Me. How to start the Fostering Process. Search the web for information about the department of child services and foster parenting in your county or state. Check out local fostering agencies, many help you through the process and have more time to talk to you and help you than a state social worker does.

Surveying Stereotypes within the Foster Care System. On the very first day at the beginning of the semester, our final projects were introduced. It was only the first class! It had only been in session for 30 minutes, and we were already talking about a finale for the next sixteen weeks of work. Talk about putting on the pressure. I wanted to take the time to call attention to one of my article that I have posted on the side bar link. I would like to use it as .

Why become a Foster Parent? This blog was developed to be a open discussion of why people become foster parents and also discuss some of the obstacles associated with being a Foster Parent. Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Three Reasons for Becoming a Foster Parent. Love is rare but also meant to share in many ways! .

Thursday, May 7, 2009. I have never done service learning before and when we found out we would be working with Kids Matter Inc. I thought we would be playing babysitter for kids for 15 hours. After further explanation and after the 3. All in all it was a great experience, minus the technical difficulties. I learned that being a foster parent can be troublesome and that becoming a foster parent is a long process but I was inspired by the project and got to meet some admiring peop.

I must say the first few weeks of this class were quite intense and I was very overwhelmed and had no idea what I had gotten myself into. I had even considered dropping this course because I just am not good with technology and all this creative making material. However, I changed my mind and decided to stick with it, mostly because I really liked the foster care aspect of the class. I thought it would be a fun little project working with kids, which I love, so I kept with it.

Monday, May 4, 2009. Nationally, kinship care is becoming a popular alternative to traditional foster arrangements, with more than 31 percent of all children in state custody being placed with relatives in 1992. North Carolina data for December 1995 showed that 2,344 children were placed with relatives, accounting for 18. Children in public kinship care are less likely to have multiple placements, yet t.

Friday, May 1, 2009. On Thursday night I was able to get my interview with Sara Burns, a CASA volunteer. She shared with me her experiences as a volunteer as well as some of her opinions on the transitioning out process. After hours of working with Dale in the open lab I was finally able to get my video put together! Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Thursday, April 23, 2009.