January 8, 2018
How to Help Children in Foster Care with Eye Care
Many of us didn’t have to think twice when we received glasses as a child. Our parents took us to the optometrist and we walked out with snazzy spectacles....
December 27, 2017
Goal-Setting With Children In Foster Care
The goals of the foster system prioritize what’s best for the child, yet they are not set by the child. There’s a big difference between goals set...
December 13, 2017
Teaching Children Important Life Skills
When a child changes homes or schools, it tends to have a disruptive effect. The more frequently they move, the more their support system has to focus...
November 27, 2017
#TaxCreditTuesday is November 28
Arizona tax credit donations incentivize charitable giving that benefits children in foster care and their families. As a qualifying foster care organization,...
November 15, 2017
Celebrating Holidays as a Foster Family
The winter holidays center around family traditions, celebrations, and growing together. For children in foster care, the holidays can present challenges....
October 25, 2017
Resources & Benefits for Kinship Caregivers in Arizona
When the Department of Child Safety removes a child from their home, they prefer placing the child with a relative if possible. As a result, over 4600...
September 29, 2017
Don’t Miss These Phoenix Food Trucks At The Annual Slider Throwdown
If foster care tax credits aren't incentive enough to support Arizona kids, how about creative gourmet sliders from Phoenix's best food trucks? The 6th...
September 15, 2017
You Don’t Have to Be a Hero
Arizona has a high demand for foster parents. In her article in the Arizona Daily Star, Foster care from the inside, Sarah Gessen discusses foster care,...
August 11, 2017
What’s in a Backpack?
For the fifth year in a row, generous donors and sponsors have helped AFFCF, and our partners, collect and raise funds to give away back to school backpacks...