by sstinson | Nov 9, 2022 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Health, Holidays, Parenting, remote work, Social Work, therapy, Trauma, Wellness
The winter months introduce a change in weather, sleep patterns, and emotions that hit some of us pretty hard and may cause an increase in thoughts or feelings of depression. Seasonal depression affects people of all ages and from all walks of life. “Suicide is...
by sstinson | May 20, 2022 | Foster Care, therapy, Uncategorized, Wellness
When your only weapon to fight trauma and stigma is love, you fight hard and become a pretty intuitive warrior. We experienced this love at The Grandma Home House Retreat on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at our annual fellowship for National Foster Care Month. Love is the...
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 intisar | May 3, 2021 | Foster Care, Social Work
By Abdul Seraaj, CEO of Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. | Edited by Intisar Seraaj Keeping within our theme for this month—as May is National Foster Care Month—we want to spread awareness of how our foster parents view the benefits of fostering children. Firstly, we refer...
by intisar | Apr 22, 2021 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Social Work, Special Needs
By Abdul Seraaj Edited by Intisar Seraaj Editor’s Note: The CEO of Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. (SFH), Abdul Seraaj, is currently making personal visits to some of the agency’s foster parents, as he likes to model the kind of continuous quality improvement practices our...
