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The Anchorage features one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging from 630 to 940 square feet, for working families and individuals making between 50-60 percent of the Area Median Income.

This online self-paced class explores the foster care to adoption process and offers insight and suggestions to make this transition easier for everyone involved.

This online class helps families prepare for and cope with the changes in family dynamics that occur when they become foster...

Welcoming a foster child into your home is full of challenges; the most exhausting for parents can be troublesome behaviors rooted in a history of trauma.

DETROIT – On Saturday, June 1, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association's program for foster children will hold its annual fundraising gala at the Roostertail.

Dozens of changes make using the FosterParentCollege.com website simpler and more enjoyable.

This Tuesday, January 29th, at 7:30 p.m., fatherhood advocate Jeffery M. Leving welcomes Emily O’Brien, a seasoned father's rights attorney with a decade of experience in the New York court system, to Chicago Counterpoint on CAN-TV/Ch.21.

A pilot study demonstrated the efficacy of online training on FosterParentCollege.com and results were published in "Journal of Social Service Research."

Michelle Alden is a licensed therapist and the author of two novels that are highly recommend often to pre or post-adoptive families. Michelle is founder and was director of a non-profit organization in her Idaho mountain community.

Fort Lauderdale based hair stylist Autumn Markley, known for her work with clients in New York & South Florida, is honored to be a part of a project to help young girls in the South Florida foster care system find an adoptive family.

Rallying support for the services provided by Hillsides, a Pasadena charity, Rusnak/Arcadia presented the Mercedes-Benz Local Dealer Tennis Tournament.

Young leaders lend personal perspectives to shape future policies for youth care programs

SalaamGarageNYC and the L.I. Children’s Museum are partnering this summer to mount an exhibit of photographs and stories to share with children, educators, and parents the realities young adults face when they “age out” of the foster care.

It is critical in the training and retention of foster families to have resources that empower and educate them to be successful with the children who are placed into their care.

The National Association of Social Workers have awarded Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today Magazines their Media award for the magazine category.

Foster Parenting Toolbox book creates a better understanding of the work foster parents do and the children they care for.

Starbucks stores are hosting in-store promotional bins and posters for Hillsides, encouraging customers to donate holiday gifts that began Friday, December 2.

Renowned artist Phoebe Beasley visited Hillsides’ campus to share with guests her experience teaching a two-hour workshop to vulnerable children, who are in foster care or suffer from severe emotional challenges.

Bringing holiday cheer throughout the campus, Santa Claus and his elves made an early visit to children living at the residential treatment facility.

This class helps parents anticipate and cope with the conflicting emotions their children may feel when the family opens their home to foster children.

The Anchorage features one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging from 630 to 940 square feet, for working families and individuals making between 50-60 percent of the Area Median Income.

This online self-paced class explores the foster care to adoption process and offers insight and suggestions to make this transition easier for everyone involved.

"Working Together with Primary Families" offers foster parents strategies for developing positive communication with and empathy for the primary family.

OKC Agency Seeks Foster Parents in Garvin and McClain...

This online class helps families prepare for and cope with the changes in family dynamics that occur when they become foster...

Welcoming a foster child into your home is full of challenges; the most exhausting for parents can be troublesome behaviors rooted in a history of trauma.

DETROIT – On Saturday, June 1, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association's program for foster children will hold its annual fundraising gala at the Roostertail.

Dozens of changes make using the FosterParentCollege.com website simpler and more enjoyable.

This Tuesday, January 29th, at 7:30 p.m., fatherhood advocate Jeffery M. Leving welcomes Emily O’Brien, a seasoned father's rights attorney with a decade of experience in the New York court system, to Chicago Counterpoint on CAN-TV/Ch.21.

A pilot study demonstrated the efficacy of online training on FosterParentCollege.com and results were published in "Journal of Social Service Research."

If you’ve ever read the book, “Are You My Mother?” to a child, you understand the critical importance of the Host Visitation program being launched by The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA)

The State of Michigan ranks 5th, in foster care numbers for children who are transitioning in and out of the system. Many issues plague the system and the repercussions of a lack of care and concern can follow a child for years to come.

For nearly 35,000 children in the Los Angeles foster care system, they wish for these things at the start of the school year. Hillsides’ children need your support to make their school year the very best.

A three-day festival will offer a rich sampling of Lebanese traditions including authentic Lebanese food made from the finest Michigan produce and ingredients. Freshly made Middle Eastern dishes and traditional entrees.

Michelle Alden is a licensed therapist and the author of two novels that are highly recommend often to pre or post-adoptive families. Michelle is founder and was director of a non-profit organization in her Idaho mountain community.

Fort Lauderdale based hair stylist Autumn Markley, known for her work with clients in New York & South Florida, is honored to be a part of a project to help young girls in the South Florida foster care system find an adoptive family.

Saturday, July 14 Youth leaders, advocates for youth, the Director of DCYF & youth in DCYF care will join together to celebrate the signing of the regionally developed Siblings Bill of Rights which provides a guiding framework for sibling visitation.

Family shows commitment to be united, 9 siblings were separated by NJ human Services in 1968. After 44 years apart they are desperately seeking to unite. With the help of every day people they hope they can unite this year.

Amongst the citrus and Zen gardens to the infinity pool overlooking the Colorado Bridge, two family-style tables were adorned with simple, lemon bouquets waiting to welcome guests at Hillsides’ H100 Farm to Table dinner.

Partnering with Armory Center for the Arts, Hillsides children and members of Hillsides volunteer group, H100, worked side by side to transform their community.

Hillsides philanthropic support group, H100, will host this year's Farm to Table dinner on Sunday, June 24, at a private estate in Pasadena.

Rallying support for the services provided by Hillsides, a Pasadena charity, Rusnak/Arcadia presented the Mercedes-Benz Local Dealer Tennis Tournament.

Young leaders lend personal perspectives to shape future policies for youth care programs

SalaamGarageNYC and the L.I. Children’s Museum are partnering this summer to mount an exhibit of photographs and stories to share with children, educators, and parents the realities young adults face when they “age out” of the foster care.

Foster parents, teachers, medical professionals and others are required by law to report suspected child abuse. But how can they safely and effectively go about reporting their suspicions?

In this new course on FosterParentCollege.com®, Betsy Keefer Smalley, LSW, and Richard Delaney, PhD, provide insight into the world of sexually abused children and offer guidance in caring for these children.

It is critical in the training and retention of foster families to have resources that empower and educate them to be successful with the children who are placed into their care.

This course explores why foster home investigations are necessary, how a typical investigation is conducted, and how a foster family can benefit from an investigation.

For the second year in a row Ettie Lee and Dignity U Wear have partnered for the annual Undie Campaign

Staff at Foster Care Associates (FCA) North East raised £600 for Help for Heroes charity recently when they held their biannual spring jamboree.

The National Association of Social Workers have awarded Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today Magazines their Media award for the magazine category.

The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition is proud to announce the Sixth Annual Old Bags™ event, a silent auction of designer handbags, and the greatest girls’ night out in town! April 24th at the Frontenac Hilton Hotel from 6 to 9 p.m.

An organization providing mentoring services specifically to girls and young women in foster care in the Tri-State area

Kentucky Therapist Carol Lozier provides wealth of information to foster parents through the release of two new books that delve into her more than 20 years of experience working with children impacted by poverty, abuse and neglect.

Foster Parenting Toolbox book creates a better understanding of the work foster parents do and the children they care for.

Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas (LFS) has appointed Jeffrey DeMagistris executive director of its North Carolina operations.

Brooklawn Child & Family Services launched its Amazon.com wish list only a month ago and had much success in encouraging holiday donations of children’s toys, clothes and games from the list as part of the ‘Help Make it Home for Me’ campaign.

The much-anticipated annual benefit, “Road to Emerald City,” chaired by Pasadena resident Cathy Brennan is expected to raise monies for Hillsides’ programs and services for vulnerable children, youth and families.

Hillsides Guild hosted its annual holiday celebration at the Parkway Grill in Pasadena to bring joy to many deserving foster care children and families in need.

Starbucks stores are hosting in-store promotional bins and posters for Hillsides, encouraging customers to donate holiday gifts that began Friday, December 2.

Renowned artist Phoebe Beasley visited Hillsides’ campus to share with guests her experience teaching a two-hour workshop to vulnerable children, who are in foster care or suffer from severe emotional challenges.

Bringing holiday cheer throughout the campus, Santa Claus and his elves made an early visit to children living at the residential treatment facility.

This class helps parents anticipate and cope with the conflicting emotions their children may feel when the family opens their home to foster children.

Hillsides, a Pasadena children’s charity, is a proud recipient of a $15,000 grant from the “Los Angeles Times Family Fund, a fund of the McCormick Foundation” in support of the charity’s Lynn Angell Memorial Children’s Library.

Hillsides honored its donors and celebrated volunteers who have exceeded the agency’s expectations and contributed so much of their resources to ensure that the mission of creating safe places continues for vulnerable children and families.

Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition Announces 3,300 Holiday Wishes From Metro St. Louis Foster Children Are Waiting to Be Granted Right Now

Marking its 51st anniversary, The Ice House’s All Star Comedy Show to benefit Hillsides raised $13,600.

Annual “Light up a Child’s Life” toy drive at over 200 California Starbucks locations brings cheer to Aspiranet foster children

Aspiranet will host a community open house to highlight needs for foster and adoptive parents

A new host, video segments, and improved functioning enhance the learning experience for parents.