March 23, 2025 Meet the Woman Fighting for Foster Kids in East Texas TEXAS—Sarah Gunn never imagined she’d work in child welfare. With a background inaccounting, she sought a way to give back to her community when someone suggested volunteering with the East... Read more
January 6, 2025 Child with Developmental Needs Now Connected to Uncle and Aunt VERMONT: Brian, now 13, entered foster care when he was eight years old due to his parents’ inability to provide adequate care. He has significant developmental needs, and neglect exacerbated... Read more
December 18, 2024 Galileo’s World Expands with Siblings and Potential Father UTAH: Galileo, a boy with autism and high support needs, entered foster care due to neglect. Found in an abandoned RV, his mother had not provided essential medical care or... Read more
November 27, 2024 Teen Stops Suicide Attempts After Reuniting with Biological Family Disclaimer: *This story contains content that discusses self-harming behavior.* KANSAS: Aaliyah entered foster care at the age of four after her parents’ rights were terminated for neglect. By the time... Read more
November 25, 2024 Just In Time for the Holidays, Darius Finds a Home ARKANSAS: Darius entered foster care at the age of five because of an abusive mother and an absent father. Although Darius and his siblings were initially placed with relatives, Darius’s... Read more
November 24, 2024 A Mother Reunites with Her Teen After Regaining Parental Rights GEORGIA: At age five, Jazmine was placed in foster care because no one knew where her father was, and her mother struggled with a substance use disorder. This marked the... Read more
October 31, 2024 Introducing Connect Our Kids University We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Connect Our Kids University, an online training center offering courses developed by licensed social workers. These courses are designed to educate... Read more
August 5, 2024 Teen Discovers Family Roots After Multiple Homes KANSAS: Hannah, a teenage girl, has navigated the foster care system three times in her young life, most recently re-entering after a placement failed several years ago. Hannah was originally... Read more
August 5, 2024 After 15 Years in Foster Care, Teen Finds a Forever Family MISSOURI: Billy, a teenager with developmental delays, spent 15 years in Missouri’s foster care system, in desperate need of stability and a permanent family. He entered foster care due to... Read more
June 12, 2024 I Wish to Know the Names of My Birth Parents WASHINGTON: Cody* was a toddler when he was adopted. No official records of the adoption exist because the adoption didn’t go through the state of Washington, leaving many questions unanswered... Read more
June 3, 2024 CASA and Connect Our Kids Help One Child Remember His Mother TEXAS: Preston* was very close to his mother until age 8, when she died. He couldn’t stay with his father after her untimely death, since the father’s parental rights were... Read more
