by intisar | Sep 17, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj “You are the one,” Voncile Swoopes was told by her mother. Her mother is now deceased, but Swoopes remembers when her mother asked her about being a foster parent during a car ride, about two decades ago. Her mother said she had been watching TV and...
by intisar | Sep 12, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj Virtual gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and other forms of technologically-simulated circumstances have been proven numerous times to be an effective clinical intervention tool for those with special needs, spanning from...
by intisar | Aug 26, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj Eleven-year-old Jamiah Lipscomb had already been adopted by a loving family but her special needs panned out to be too much for the family to care for. So, she was placed back in the foster care system. But her adoptive family didn’t want to give up...
by intisar | Aug 13, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj “I decided that I wouldn’t have my own biological children [because] I can just love someone else’s children,” said Elwanda Barnes. Barnes, who’s been a foster parent with Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama for about 15 years, says she...
by intisar | Jul 23, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj Have you ever felt more confident expressing yourself when you have a group of friends backing you up, become more self-aware by listening to people dealing with similar issues as you, or come up with a solution that you never thought of by...
by intisar | Jul 20, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj Let me set the scene. There’s a steady beating of African drums tingling your ears and making your body involuntarily dance to the rhythm. The wind is crisp and hot, whispering to you of the dreams of your ancestors, inspiring your spirit. Your feet...
