by sstinson | Nov 16, 2021 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Uncategorized
Written by Shay Stinson and Dr. Sharon Campbell Waters, Ph.D. Mothering through choices The voice of the mother is a perspective that has taught many lessons for many generations. From mothers we learn how to raise children, we learn how to solve problems, and we...
by sstinson | Feb 3, 2021 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Health, Social Work, therapy, Trauma, Wellness
Childhood trauma is determined mostly by the residual effects it has on a child’s wellbeing. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, “when a child feels intensely threatened by an event they are involved in or witness, that event is a trauma.” There...
by sstinson | Jan 18, 2021 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Holidays, Parenting
By: Shay Stinson Edited by: Intisar Seraaj It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, celebrating the beloved civil rights activist, social justice leader, and minister, so today we stop to consider what acts of service have we done and how we can be more involved in the...
by sstinson | Oct 2, 2020 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Wellness
By Shay Stinson Our Mission For every child, there is a village that helps to raise them. Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. (SFH) has historically followed this concept and tapped into community resources to create a village that will nurture each child who comes to this...
by intisar | Jul 8, 2020 | Adoption, Articles, Child Welfare, Foster Care
By Intisar Seraaj She wasn’t expecting to, but Julia Charles, Ph.D. began to cry when she and her fiancé Nicole Linen, Psy.D. dropped off more than 100 new, rolling suitcases stuffed with necessities, fun desirables, and hand-written notes for our agency’s youth in...
