by intisar | Nov 10, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Special Needs
By Intisar Seraaj If you’re not really a T.V. or movie-watching type of person, the weather during the Spring and Summer was on your side. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we had to find alternative ways of entertaining ourselves like going on nature walks, outdoor...
by intisar | May 28, 2020 | Foster Care, Parenting, Special Needs
By Intisar Seraaj Interview by Shay Stinson * Click the audio clips to hear some of the most powerful soundbites from this interview. With more than two decades of experience with fostering children, some with multi-layered needs, Geraldine Jackson says...
by sstinson | May 27, 2020 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Articles, Foster Care, Parenting, Social Work
By Shay Stinson There are many valuable lessons we can pull from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. One important lesson is that change is inevitable. The process of change can be very abrupt, but it can also be subtle. With reflection, we see many things that have...
by sstinson | May 12, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, Q&A, remote work, therapy
By Shay Stinson Edited by Intisar Seraaj Marcus Chambliss, 25, says due to growing up “in the middle of the internet boom,” he grew up using technology. He remembers logging into the internet for the first time at 7 years old, he says. So, using technology a case...
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...
