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Holidays

Parental Rights for Those Involved in Foster Care

11/22/2021

The Holidays Aren’t Always a Celebration. It’s Much More Complicated for Foster Youth

Opinion

Kenyon Lee Whitman

I was driving through my neighborhood recently, and saw someone hanging up Christmas lights. I said to myself, “It’s not even Halloween, yet.” It was barely October and I was already growing tired and in some ways beginning to resent the holiday season. 

12/27/2018

Holiday Lessons from a Former Foster Youth: Families Don’t Have to Be Bound by Blood

Deitrick Foley

Everyone always asks me what the holidays mean to me.  To some people the holidays are all about gifts and food. To some people the holidays are about giving and receiving.

12/1/2016

Donating a Gift This Year? Please Don’t Forget About Teens

Georgette Todd

I’ll never forget the first Christmas I spent in a residential facility. I woke up on Christmas morning, halfway hoping someone from my family would rescue me, even for the day, but knowing deep down that would never happen.

12/23/2015

Be Mindful of Foster Youths’ Struggles with Holidays

Toni Heineman

For better or worse, holidays highlight the unique dynamics, traditions and culture of a family. For many, getting together to prepare or share a meal is the centerpiece of holiday traditions.

12/15/2014

Surviving the Holidays

Opinion

PEERS

The holiday season is underway. It can be a joyful time, but a stressful time as well. Sad memories, family conflict, money woes…these are a just a few things that can make the holidays burdensome.

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