Personal Stories

Sarah's Story

Sarah's Story

Learn why #EndTheTrashBag is so important to Foster Parents, Foster Kids and Foster Families.

Sarah's Story

Learn why #EndTheTrashBag is so important to Foster Parents, Foster Kids and Foster Families.

Marie’s Story

Marie’s Story

Over the last seven years, I have replayed foster care placement calls in my mind. They all go so differently but the feeling is the same. The middle-of-the-night call I...

Marie’s Story

Over the last seven years, I have replayed foster care placement calls in my mind. They all go so differently but the feeling is the same. The middle-of-the-night call I...

Laura’s Story

Laura’s Story

I got married at 33. I started trying to have children at 35. When I realized it wasn’t in the cards for me to birth a child, I dove head...

Laura’s Story

I got married at 33. I started trying to have children at 35. When I realized it wasn’t in the cards for me to birth a child, I dove head...

Katie’s Story

Katie’s Story

Being a foster parent has been the most rewarding and the most challenging role a parent could take on. With all the titles I carry, biological parent, foster parent, exchange...

Katie’s Story

Being a foster parent has been the most rewarding and the most challenging role a parent could take on. With all the titles I carry, biological parent, foster parent, exchange...

Bethany’s Story

Bethany’s Story

I knew that I wanted to adopt one day, but had little interest or knowledge of foster care. I heard the dramatized stories about the foster care system from tv...

Bethany’s Story

I knew that I wanted to adopt one day, but had little interest or knowledge of foster care. I heard the dramatized stories about the foster care system from tv...

Jen’s Story

Jen’s Story

Our family has been a volunteer foster care respite family for about 5 years. What was once unknown and unfamiliar to us, has now become something we consider very dear...

Jen’s Story

Our family has been a volunteer foster care respite family for about 5 years. What was once unknown and unfamiliar to us, has now become something we consider very dear...