by sstinson | Jan 31, 2020 | Aging Forward, Foster Care, Q&A
Q&A With Former Foster Child Synethia Davis, Who Joined the Military After Aging Forward * From our “Aging Forward” Series Interview by Shay Stinson Edited by Intisar Seraaj Aging forward is a huge transition in the life of a young adult in foster care. As seen in...
by sstinson | Jan 28, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Social Work
By Shay Stinson Grief is a life experience that just about everyone will grapple with at some point. We all experience grief differently. There are five identified stages of grief that a person experiences during a time of loss or tragedy. These stages are denial,...
by intisar | Jan 21, 2020 | remote work, Social Work
By LeBarbara Stinson Edited by Intisar Seraaj * This piece is a compilation of thoughts written by Stinson in 2017 and 2019. She is a remote case manager for the Mobile, Alabama region of Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. (SFH). Technology has helped to do more in less time,...
by sstinson | Jan 6, 2020 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting
By Shay Stinson Sometimes creating connections and maintaining bonds with people in your biological family can be difficult, but it can be especially difficult for children in foster care. In addition to the traumas that led them to be in the child welfare system,...
by intisar | Jan 1, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Q&A, Social Work
Edited by Intisar Seraaj This year isn’t just a new year, it’s the start of a new decade. This makes 33 years that Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. (SFH) has been in operation; The company has survived three decades in an everchanging and challenging business sphere. So,...