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An emergency placement yesterday brought us two siblings from the Denver County system. R (9) and A (10) were picked up from school by a social worker without any warning whatsoever. One minute they're in class, the next in the principal's office being told Dad can't keep them anymore and they're going to a foster home.
A goes into shock - he can't quite process what he's being told.
R bursts into tears and is terrified.
Dad is a scheister, a drug
… ContinuePosted by Anne Hughes on March 13, 2010 at 1:23pm
A major issue we're dealing with now is homework.
Our "son" has some major learning blocks and hates homework. I don't know who hates it more - him or me. The battle that comes the minute I mention homework makes me cringe every day before he gets in the car.
It has to be done. His thoughts are scattered, he has difficulty writing and is very slow, and there isn't a single subject he really excels in, except perhaps gym. He was diagnosed ADHD and is on medication
… ContinuePosted by Anne Hughes on March 8, 2010 at 6:00pm
Posted by Represent magazine on March 2, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
This is part 3 of Aspiranet's (www.aspiranet.org) weekly stories highlighting the needs of teens in foster care. I hope you will enjoy reading these stories and pass them along to anyone you know who might be interested. If you care to read part 1 or 2 there is a link at the bottom of this post.
The following is the intro to Emily's story, to read the ful
Posted by Kevin on March 1, 2010 at 1:12pm
Well, the intent was to blog daily on my foster experience but wow, what a whirlwind the past few days have been with our new "son."
You can tell I've been busy - the last day I blogged I was when I was awaiting D's arrival.
Posted by Anne Hughes on February 18, 2010 at 2:30pm
After You Join/ Start A Local Group on Meetup, Add It To The Foster Care Central Alliance
The following information was sent to me by FCC member Duane regarding educational scholarships to provide children who were adopted from foster care with the opportunity to pursue their educational…
Tagged: Network, Action, Childrens, college, Scholarships
Started by Stewart in College/ Scholarships Mar 7.
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/feb20 business week article from this week....looking at the future of foster care—through the lens of practical wisdom & innovation - as an example o…
Tagged: care, foster, of, future
Started by Raphael Louis Viton in General Questions & Suggestions. Last reply by Jeff Mar 12.
Dear FCC Members, We are looking for proud foster/ adoptive parents to talk about your experiences on video. Can't wait to see what you come up with! The following are the details/ requirements: Up t…
Tagged: Video
Started by Stewart in Announcements Feb 24.
Why is it that, the system seems to give a hundred chances to the Bio parents, that plainly do not deserve it. They have shown no change, or have repeated the very reasons that they lost their child…
Started by Marie C. in Success Stories Feb 22.
Does anyone know what exactly this entails? I would like to go to this meeting prepared. Kelly
Started by Kelly Tober in General Questions & Suggestions. Last reply by Poetic4evr 1 day ago.
I have been a foster/adoptive parent for many years and am also an elementary counselor. There has always been a shortage of books for older foster/adopted children. I finally wrote and published o…
Started by Virginia Ulch in General Questions & Suggestions. Last reply by Represent magazine Feb 19.
For anyone who has lived in foster care and who feels they need support, or would like to start a support group in their area, this is the place to go.Created by a former foster child herself and her…
Started by www.afterfostercare.ca in News Feb 8.
I have created a new group page for those who have lived in foster care in Canada to join and meet each other.You can see it at the following linkhttp://fostercarecentral.org/group/canadianfor
Tagged: Survivors, Former, Canadian, Canada, Groups
Started by www.afterfostercare.ca in News Feb 8.
KSDK did a nice segment on me talking about foster care and the non-profit resale shop I founded, The Sharing Shop. http://www.ksdk.com/news/difference/story. Little
Started by Jennifer Little in News Feb 4.
Hey Foster Care Central Peoples! We're new in this deal and looking for mutual support. Please friend me if you're in Colorado and would like to share victories, heartaches and support. We're in the…
Started by Anne Hughes in General Questions & Suggestions. Last reply by Anne Hughes Feb 2.

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