Tag: foster care
WA decision overturns discrimination against Christians
Perth couple Byron and Keira Hordyk hope that their five-year religious discrimination battle against a foster care agency will give hope to all Christians...
Forging bonds in foster care
For a child living in foster care, maintaining connection to his or her birth family can strengthen self-confidence and a sense of belonging and...
Foster parents open door, hearts to over 100 babies in 43...
By Kristi Anderson
When US couple Travis and Rhonda Kitch met Ron and Jane Brown for the first time in 2008, they were already family.
It...
Improved contact visits helps foster kids
ACU study finds that helping birth parents to prepare for contact visits benefits all involved.
Fostering a Future
The only tears shed during Kate Johnston’s time as a foster carer is when one of her “children” leave to live with their forever...
Kids in need of a home
She arrived with her life in a small pink bag, a confused look on her face and a simple, hand-written note that read: “I...
Open Hearts and Homes
The most challenging aspect of being a foster family is giving a child back you’ve come to love, according to the Sale family.
Traditionally short-term...
