By Allyssa DelPiano, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers March is a great time to inspire your foster child to read March is National Reading Month. Look out for events at your library, school, or bookstores to celebrate this important activity. Reading helps with...
By Zoë Hutchinson, Executive Vice President of Communications at Cayuga Centers In honor of Women’s History Month, we are spotlighting 6 women who have made an impact on the foster care system in the United States. Black children and foster care Fredericka...
By Michelle Prego-Milewski, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers In the complex landscape of the United States foster care system, patterns of inequity often emerge that are uncomfortable for leaders and communities to acknowledge. One of these patterns that...
By Allyssa DelPiano, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers Raising a child who is of a race different than one’s own race or racial identity is often called “transracial fostering.” It has been a controversial and political issue since the early 1950s....
By Michelle Prego-Milewski, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers Congratulations! You have made the decision to become a foster parent. So…now what? What does the next step look like? What will you need to complete your paperwork? How long does it take to...
By Ashley Argese, Assistant Vice President of Communications at Cayuga Centers As a foster parent, support is one of the most critical things needed for success. As you support children and young adults through difficult moments, it is imperative not to forget that...