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It’s important to choose a foster care agency wisely as it is their responsibility to ensure that a certain placement is a good fit for the child and foster parents, to provide support during the duration of a placement, and to offer training to the foster parents.

As you consider the possibility of providing a loving home for children in need, there are many steps between learning about the need for foster families and becoming one yourself.

Jesse Booher is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of DePelchin Children’s Center, which provides foster care and adoption services in Texas communities.

It all started with a simple napkin exercise. Chandler James was asked to write his dream on a napkin. Initially, it seemed like a silly exercise but when he was finished his napkin read: creating safe spaces for the next generation.

If you are currently a foster parent or are considering pursuing this role, here are 8 vital reminders to keep close to your heart as you navigate this journey…

We’re really glad to have Krista Kesseler here to shed some like on the topic of serving youth through international foster care. Krista is the Community Outreach Specialist for the St. Jerome Emiliani Foster Care Program.

In this episode, Jennifer Clifford shares her journey becoming a foster parent and the lessons she learned, the realities of reunification, and how they transitioned to becoming adoptive parents.