by Krista Norris | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Becoming a foster parent is a life-changing decision that comes with great responsibility and reward. Foster parents provide stability, love, and guidance to children who have experienced trauma, neglect, or loss. While the journey can be deeply fulfilling, it also...
by Krista Norris | Feb 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Imagine Your Childhood Memories What were you doing and who were you with? Now, imagine that in one day, all the things familiar to you changed. Imagine that even your best memories were not often happy ones and that your days were filled with uncertainty. Some days,...
by Krista Norris | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Imagine a packed Super Bowl stadium, full of cheering fans. Now, picture that same stadium filled with children instead—children in need of safe, loving homes. In the United States, the number of children currently in foster care could fill every seat in a Super Bowl...
by Krista Norris | Jan 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Foster care is a critical resource for children who cannot live with their biological families due to various circumstances. In South Carolina, more than 3,000 children are in foster care, and a significant number of them are teenagers. Sadly, teens in foster care...
by Krista Norris | Jan 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Power of Hope Hope—it’s a powerful emotion. In fact, hope is more than an emotion. In a sense it is an intangible force that can compel us to keep trying, keep moving, and keep believing when otherwise we might quit. What do you hope for?Perhaps it’s more...
by Krista Norris | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
A Call to Action As we step into 2025, the mental health of our youth continues to demand urgent attention. Today’s young people face an array of challenges, from the lingering effects of the global pandemic to increased pressures from social media, academic demands,...