By Michelle Prego-Milewski, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers Fostering LGBTQIA youth in the foster care system brings its own set of challenges, especially for cisgender parents. How can you become an ally? Imagine being a teenager again. Remember how...
By Allyssa DelPiano, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers The definition of foster care and adoption can often blur in the general public’s mind. But if you are considering becoming a parent in either way, it’s important to understand the difference. A...
By Michelle Prego-Milewski, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers 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...
By Ashley Argese, Assistant Vice President of Communications at Cayuga Centers What is a home study? For most new foster parents, preparing for your first foster child placement can be intimidating. Completing a required foster or adoption home study and home...
By Allyssa DelPiano, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers There are many forms of therapy For many, the word “therapy” conjures up a mental picture of a leather couch in a room full of books as a soft-spoken psychiatrist sits patiently by, notebook and...
By Michelle Prego-Milewski, Marketing Specialist at Cayuga Centers 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...
