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...
July 22, 2017
Aging Out of Foster Care: The Voluntary Agreement
For young men and women in foster care, turning 18 represents independence. At this point, they can leave the foster care system. Many look forward to...
July 11, 2017
This Saturday: 5th Annual Backpack Drive
Last year, Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation were able to donate 5600 backpacks full of school supplies to children in foster care. This year,...
June 29, 2017
RAK Magazine Publishes Arizona’s Children Series
1014 children came in to foster care in May, 2017 – that’s an average of almost 33 children a day, every day. What happens next? Kris Jacober and...
June 15, 2017
The Foster Care Look
I can remember looking into the face of “M” in my rearview mirror on her first day in our home and thinking I had never seen a child so young (M was...
May 24, 2017
Aging Out of Foster Care
When young people age out of the foster care system, they are faced with tremendous challenges. These challenges often include the most basic living expenses....
May 3, 2017
Foster Care Bill of Rights: Full List of Rights for Arizona Foster Children
With over 17,000 children under the care of the state in Arizona, foster care plays an important role in ensuring that these vulnerable children have the...
February 2, 2017
How to Use AZ Tax Credits on Children in Foster Care
The landscape for children in foster care in Arizona changed when the state legislature created the Foster Care Qualifying Tax Credit, which allows donors...