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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Foster Care”

Why Is Foster Care Needed?

Tish Gallegos December 8, 2017Foster Care

One of the most common questions we get is “why is foster care needed?” It’s a legitimate question; after all, are there really that many children out there whose parents …

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Traveling With Your Foster Family During the Holidays

Tish Gallegos November 25, 2017Foster Care

The holidays are here, and once again the days around Thanksgiving will be the most-traveled days of the years. A month later, millions more people will be traveling for Christmas, …

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Traveling With Your Foster Family During the Holidays

Fostering a Child During the Holidays

Tish Gallegos November 22, 2017Announcements, Foster Care

Now that it’s almost winter, the holidays are upon us. There’s Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and the New Year. It’s a pretty stressful time, but it’s also the most exciting …

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Famous Foster Children Who Have Been Through Foster Care

Tish Gallegos November 20, 2017Foster Care

Foster care is a rather quiet part of the system set up for the public good. Because we’re dealing with kids and the delicate situations that they have been through, …

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Myths About Adopting Through the Foster Care System

Tish Gallegos November 13, 2017Foster Care

In our most recent blog, we detailed some of the common myths that plague the foster care system. Many of those myths could prevent people from considering foster care in …

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Even More Myths About Foster Care We’d Like to Debunk

Tish Gallegos November 2, 2017Foster Care

One of the first blogs we ever wrote was about common myths regarding the foster care system. We thought it important to deal with those myths right away, because we …

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Will You Be Expected To Adopt When Fostering A Child?

Tish Gallegos October 20, 2017Foster Care

When you foster a child with the help of Contra Costa County, one of the first questions that comes to mind might be about adoption.The title of “foster parent” can …

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What Does (and Doesn’t) Foster Care Pay For?

Tish Gallegos July 18, 2017Foster Care

We like to be as transparent as possible when it comes to money and foster care. It’s a touchy subject, of course. After all, in a perfect world the foster …

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Food In Foster Care

Tish Gallegos July 10, 2017Foster Care

Does the title of this article surprise you? After all, what could be so different about food in foster care? It’s not like it’s “food in an orphanage” or “food …

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Things You Might Not Expect About Foster Care

Tish Gallegos July 1, 2017Foster Care

When you arrive in a new city, you never quite know what it’s going to be like, no matter how much you read up on it. It’s much the same …

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