Simply Put, Every Child Deserves a Loving Home
Real-Life Stories
Child Welfare Information Gateway
National Foster Care Month: 2021
Federal Publication/Policy
Instrument
2 p.
Public Domain
Published: May 2021
Children's Bureau
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
3rd Floor
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Available From:http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
Download: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/stories21_simplyhome.pdf
Describes the story of two sisters in foster care who had high needs. It tells the challenges of changing caseworkers and ensuring that the sisters had a say in their permanency plan and stayed in touch with one another. This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2021.
Keywords:
SIBLING PLACEMENT; PROXIMITY PLACEMENT; SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS; PERMANENCY PLANNING; FOSTER CHILDREN; Children with autism; CASEWORKERS; LIVED EXPERIENCE