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What Agencies Look for When Matching a Child With a Family
Matching a child with a foster family is not random. It is careful, thoughtful, and centered on what will help that child feel safe and supported. Many people assume agencies simply look for any available home. However, that is not how it works. The goal is not just...
Digital Safety for Foster Youth: Protecting Hearts and Screens
Growing up online is part of life, and for foster youth, it can feel exciting and overwhelming. Smartphones and social media make it easy to connect with friends, but they can also bring risks. Cyberbullying can leave lasting scars. Scams and oversharing can put teens...
Why Foster Care Needs You Now More Than Ever
Across the world, thousands of children go to bed each night unsure of where they belong. Foster care exists to protect children during times of crisis, but today the system is under intense pressure. Rising family instability, economic hardship, and ongoing social...
How to Be a Safe Adult for a Child in Foster Care
Children in foster care often live with ongoing uncertainty. Placements change, schools change, caseworkers change, and adults may leave without warning. As a result, safety is not assumed; it is assessed. A child who has experienced removal, loss, neglect, or abuse...
Your Complete Guide to Fostering to Adopt: What You Need to Know
According to the National Council for Adoption, 340,069 children were in foster care in 2023, and in 2024, there were 328,963 children in foster care. The number of children adopted during 2023 was 50,011, and 46,935 during 2024. This means thousands of children...
Building Emotional Vocabulary: Helping Kids Express Feelings
Children in foster care often face changes and uncertainty that can make daily life feel unpredictable. These experiences may include trauma or difficult transitions, which can make it challenging for them to recognize or name their emotions. When children do not have...
Understanding Behaviors: What’s Trauma and What’s Typical?
Parents often hear phrases like “big feelings” and “normal child development,” yet still find themselves staring at a child’s reaction and wondering what just happened. This becomes even more true when caring for children who have lived through trauma. A raised voice...
What Happens After a Child Is Placed: Key Steps & What to Expect
When a child first enters your home through foster care, it’s a moment filled with joy, nervousness, hope, and sometimes fear. You’ve spent weeks, maybe even months, preparing your home, attending training sessions, and waiting for the call. And now, it has finally...
Why Foster Children Face Unique Challenges: Understanding Their Stress and How to Help
Children in foster care face significant stress that stems from past traumas like abuse, neglect, and separation from their birth families. At Courage Community Foster Care, we understand these challenges deeply. In this article, we'll explore the common causes of...
Opening Hearts and Homes: Your Guide to Understanding Foster Care Adoption
Deciding to adopt from foster care represents one of the most meaningful choices you can make for a child in need. Yet despite the profound rewards, many potential adoptive families hesitate due to misconceptions, fears, and unanswered questions about the process and...
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Colorado has many foster children needing placement, and too few foster homes to care for them
On any given business day, we receive referrals from five to twenty children needing to be placed in a foster home. Children of every age, ethnicity and circumstance are referred, from newborn to 20 years old. Most of our children are referred along with their siblings. All of the children referred for foster care are removed from their family’s care for reasons of abuse and/or neglect.