Mission: Support Kids

11/12/2023

We are holding a toy drive until December 3rd. You may order from our wish list and it will be shipped directly to us. Thank you so much for your support!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2S2AE2R92OB1C?ref_=wl_share

06/03/2023

05/31/2023

These are just a few of the amazing creators that have some connection to foster care and talk about foster care often on their pages. We are so thankful for people that are willing to share their experiences with foster care. parenting

05/30/2023

Secondary trauma is a very real thing that affects many foster parents. When two of our founders found themselves really struggling with secondary trauma they found a support group of other foster/adopt parents in our area. Finding support is very important for foster parents struggling with secondary trauma. If you think you may be experiencing secondary trauma we would love to help you find some supports.

05/29/2023

From a recently adopted 10 year old:

I spent years feeling like I had no control of my life. I didn’t know where I would live or if I would be able to stay with my family. I told everyone what I wanted but because I was too young it didn’t hold much weight and made me feel like it didn’t matter. I had no control of my own life. I tried to find things I could control and it was usually me acting out because I knew how to do that. I’m learning ways to take control of myself and my life in positive ways now. Sports has been really helpful for me because it gives me something I can control whether I win or lose and it’s good for me.

05/29/2023

When people talk about culture and foster care it typically surrounds race and ethnicity. While this is an extremely important topic, there is another aspect of culture that is extremely important… family culture. Each family has their own culture and traditions. Finding ways to incorporate a child’s family culture into their lives while they are in foster care helps them to better adjust to life in foster care and life when they return home. It can be simple things. It doesn’t always have to be a big event. What are some of your family traditions?

05/28/2023

Adoption is the last resort for children in foster care. The average time a child waits to be adopted is 5 years. Many of these kids desperately crave much needed permanency. There are almost 114,000 children waiting to be adopted. One of our founders was adopted after eight years in foster care and our other founder has two adopted children.

05/25/2023

Community is what Mission: Support Kids is all about. We want to empower the foster care community. We want to educated the community we live in. We want community.

05/25/2023

A lot of people talk about how they couldn’t be foster parents because they’re scared of what it will be like and if they can actually do it. Fear is a huge barrier to becoming a foster parent. If you are interested in being a foster parent but have fears, we would love to answer any questions you have.

05/23/2023

My life was pretty rough and being in foster care didn’t help. I had abusive foster parents which made it extremely difficult to trust caseworkers when they would take me to a new home. When they dropped me off at my adoptive parents house, I had absolutely nothing but the clothes on my back and my little brother. It hurt. I felt lost and alone. I was scared that I was being put into another abusive home. When my dad answered the door I started crying because I had never had a father figure let alone a positive one. I was worried that I had done something that made all of us go back into foster care. I was extremely suicidal but I had to take care of my little brother. My little brother needed me at this time, especially after our mom died. We were separated from our older siblings and I was all he had and he was all I had.

05/22/2023

Food is a huge topic in foster care. There are many resources out there to help foster parents work with children who have struggled with food insecurity. I’ll never forget the day I found bags and bags of food stashed in one my kiddos closets. This child had spent years finding food wherever they could. When there was suddenly a surplus of food available they hid as much as they could so that they would have a stash.

05/21/2023

Reunification is the main goal of foster care. It is such a beautifully difficult day. A family is restored and that is so beautiful. A child is able to return home but that means that they also have to leave the family they’ve been a part of during their time in care. Reunification is a perfect example of the both/and of foster care.