Many people want to foster younger children, but the need for the older kids is far greater. Here’s why you should open your home to a teen. When Cayuga Centers’ foster home licensors meet potential foster parents, they expect certain questions and...
Parents go it alone for their kids all the time, but single foster dads are uncommon. This doesn’t have to be the case. Do you ever wonder why someone decides to become a foster parent? You may have friends, family or coworkers that foster, and hear...
A fictive kin placement united Jen with her daughter. She decided she wanted to do more. Jen and Jay knew the ins and outs of foster care and the child welfare system well before they welcomed the first child into their home. Both worked as detectives with their local...
Respite, or short-term foster care, and long-term foster care are two different types of foster care provided for children while their families heal. Bianca and Juan have been foster parents with Cayuga Centers for about a year. During that time, the couple has...
Discover your purpose Sharika Kellogg is an impressive woman who has achieved success as an entrepreneur with two businesses and as a consultant for stay-at-home moms wanting to start businesses. With her inspirational, strong, self-reliant, and intelligent qualities,...
Sara went from being a single trial attorney to a foster parent of four almost overnight. Here’s how she does it – and why she continues to open her home to children in foster care and focuses on keeping siblings together. When Sara accepted her first foster child,...