November 7, 2025
Holiday Traditions for Foster Families: Building Belonging
The holiday season is about more than gifts. It creates connection, belonging, and shared traditions. For children in foster care, this time of year is...
November 3, 2025
Planning for Success: Support Post-Secondary Dreams for Students in Foster Care
Students in foster care can face unique challenges on their path to higher education. As FAFSA season begins in October, it's time to focus on the scholarships...
October 29, 2025
Fall Into Giving: How You Can Support Youth in Care This Season
The Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, or AFFCF, is committed to supporting youth in foster care through a variety of opportunities and supports....
October 29, 2025
Celebrating Grandparents Who Foster: Honoring Kinship Care
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, in 2023, about 1 million grandchildren were raised by their grandparents with no parents present in the home. Grandparents...
October 6, 2025
Creating Halloween Magic at Home: Simple Costume Ideas and Support for Caregivers
Halloween can be an incredibly exciting time for kids of all ages. If you've opened your home to children in foster care, you may want to make the most...
September 25, 2025
School Support for Kids in Foster Care: Resources & Tips
Children in foster care can face many unique challenges along their educational journey. If you have foster kids in your home, ensuring that they have...
May 8, 2025
The Foster Care Parent-Child Reunification Process
Many children in foster care and their parents dream of the day that they are reunited. However, dreaming is not the way to make this happen. It takes...
May 1, 2025
May Is National Foster Care Awareness Month
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, a time set aside to raise awareness about the needs of children and youth in foster care, as well as to celebrate...
April 23, 2025
How Much Does it Cost to Adopt a Child from Foster Care?
Adoption can come with financial challenges, whether pursued domestically or internationally. Adopting from foster care, however, is often more financially...