Foster Parents of Delaware

11/12/2020

https://news.delaware.gov/2020/11/12/delaware-joins-the-all-in-foster-adoption-challenge/

WILMINGTON – Governor John Carney and the Delaware Children’s Department have joined the federal ALL-IN Foster Adoption Challenge, raising awareness of permanency efforts for children and youth in foster care. This challenge, spearheaded by the Administration for Children and Families, raises aw...

08/28/2020

https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/story/16045/mayda-b-dover-de-i-never-expected

- by : Mayda B. - Dover, DE on 14 Aug 2020 (16045)

07/23/2020

We are now holding Virtual Information Sessions Twice a month. The first Wednesday of the month for New Castle County and the second Wednesday of every month.

Please register with the following link- we will send you information packet and a link for the zoom meeting.

We look forward to seeing you in August!

The Delaware Children's Department, State of Delaware, provides integrated services for the health and well-being of Delaware's children and their families.

07/09/2020

https://apple.news/AWp2p5TPRTiGEb7r2xZTAYQ

Katie Page's story first gained viral attention in 2019.

05/28/2020

Hi there,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jun 3, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvfuCrqT8vE9WPzep8_4tAoPNX5nIbhJmD

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: New Castle County Foster Care Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

05/11/2020

https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/reallifestories/narratives/safeplace/

03/23/2020

Unlike most kinship placements, Elena was not the aunt or grandma. Elena had been A.W.'s court-appointed special advocate worker since July of that year. However, after seeing that A.W. wasn't getting much needed dental and medical attention, she made a huge decision: She decided to resign from that...

02/07/2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/11/21/half-million-reasons-talking-your-child-about-foster-care/

Although there are millions of children in foster care, many kids don't know what that is, or have a negative view of it. It's up to adults to change the narrative.

10/18/2019

Simone Biles says she was lucky enough, despite her early encounter with the foster-care system, to have the support to succeed in life. Now she is intent on paying it forward.

10/18/2019

10/16/2019

This is awesome

Barry Farmer is raising three boys through adoption and living his dream of being a dad

05/22/2019

This is awesome

"Karli’s mommy has been having a hard time, so we are her foster parents or her for-now-parents," Dalia, the new muppet's foster mom, told Elmo.