May 11, 2024
Foster Parenting & Medical Marijuana in Arizona
As parents, we make decisions for the health and safety of our children. Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation is here to help guide you through...
March 2, 2024
Foster Care and Education: Challenges & How to Support
Updated Jan 6th, 2025 The day that children and teens come into foster care, their education takes a back seat to their survival as they are removed...
February 29, 2024
College Resources for Foster Children
The lack of financial as well as emotional support put youth in foster care at a disadvantage. While many of these kids dream of going to college and...
February 1, 2024
Mercedes’ Story
Mercedes first entered foster care when she was 15 years old, just two weeks shy of her 16th birthday. As a single mother, she lives paycheck to paycheck...
February 1, 2024
Rich’s Story
Rich is an Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation scholar who is currently attending Arizona State University. Below is their story in their words...
February 1, 2024
Brady’s Story
Thirteen-year-old Brady loves basketball so much that his dream is to be a professional basketball player one day. Playing basketball motivates him to...
October 27, 2023
AFFCF Scholars: Anna
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation’s scholarship program allows individuals to apply as long as they are the under the age of 25. This flexibility...
October 26, 2023
“Aging Out” of Foster Care – What Happens When Foster Children Turn 18?
The foster care system is designed to help children that don’t have a safe, loving place to call home or parents that can care for them. Each year,...
September 22, 2023
Supporting Foster Care Students Through Community
It’s not uncommon for students from foster care to feel alone as they work to earn their degrees. Not having family support or enough resources to manage...