What if your family gave up their custody rights for you? Or if you entered state custody on your birthday? In Tennessee, approximately 8,000 children are in foster care at any given time.
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Fostering was a calling
Sometimes, a lot of factors have to align for fostering and adoption to be successful.
Youth Villages hosts inaugural Foster Parent Awards ceremony
Youth Villages spent Thursday celebrating foster parents across the U.S. which is part of the agency’s first-ever “Foster Parent of the Year” award ceremony.
Embracing the change
For newly certified foster parents Travis and Michael VaZant, fostering was on their minds for a long time…
Fostering ‘made our family’
Erin and Robert Spivey first thought about becoming foster parents after meeting a teenage girl in foster care…
Becoming a Successful Parent – Maddie’s Story
At 16 years old, Maddie gave birth to a baby boy. She was living in a small apartment…
The Kids Need Love
When they set out to foster one child, Angela and Kevin Grant never expected…
Youth Villages – Inner Harbour campus: Month of the Military Child
April is designated as the Month of the Military Child (MOMC), a time to honor…
What to know about sexual assault
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought us many changes: changes in the way we do business…
Serena is taking control over her future
Serena first entered foster care when she was 16 years old. ..