Foster Care
The foster care system is varied across every single state and every single county. This is important to know since Family Connection is a program that can be adapted to support families inside the system in any county. Below are some consistent supportive pieces to help expand understanding or to direct to resources. Most of this information is measured against the system in Missouri (specifically in Greene County).
This video is based out of LA County but walks through the process of children being hotlined, removed, placed, and then the work of reunifying. This goes over several stories.
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This is a n article written from the perspective of a child Article Link
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Additional Resources
Michelle Voorhees shares her story through powerful imagery. I HIGHLY recommend watching this video to understand what the children we are working with are going through and to understand a little better some of the experiences of the parents we are working with who were once children in foster care.
This video talks about the effects of children in foster care being moved to multiple foster placements.
