by intisar | Dec 16, 2019 | Aging Forward, Foster Care, Parenting
By Intisar Seraaj As I’ve been interviewing foster parents this year, I’ve heard from some parents that sometimes their foster children don’t ever say “thank you” until after they’ve grown up and aged forward from foster care. It may not be that they are ungrateful...
by intisar | Dec 11, 2019 | Adoption, Foster Care, Parenting, Uncategorized
By Intisar Seraaj One thing about having a blended family—whether that’s through adoption or fostering—is that you’ll have to find a balance for almost everything, from family diet to family fun. It’s easy to include other’s cultures or religious food into a meal...
by sstinson | Nov 19, 2019 | Aging Forward, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting
Aging Forward Past Foster Care: Making A Progression Plan By Shay Stinson Edited by Intisar Seraaj Welcome back to the continuation of the “Aging...
by sstinson | Nov 12, 2019 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Articles, Child Welfare, Foster Care, News, Parenting
Meet Paw-Paw Pettway By Shay Stinson On November 5, 2019, the agency’s Mobile, Alabama region hosted an online case review where our CEO Abdul Seraaj interviewed our foster parent Michael Pettway, a retired auto mechanic who still makes close family house calls and...
by intisar | Nov 11, 2019 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Q&A
By Intisar Seraaj Janice Saylor has been a foster parent with Seraaj Family Homes, Inc. her husband Clayton Saylor for about 18 years. They live in Troy, Alabama with their adopted son and daughter Marcuse S. and Taylor B. Q: Can you tell me a little about yourself?...
