One of the downsides to foster care and adoption is the major unexpected expenses that can come out of nowhere. The Family preservation fund is designed to assist families with these unexpected expenses so that the budding family can stay together. 100% of the money given to this fund is spent on helping these families [...]
The first year or two after the placement of a child with an attachment issue is very difficult on the child and the family. I equate it to a trauma treated in an emergency room. It is not pretty and there are some extreme measure that need to be taken to stabilize the patient. Having gone through this myself a couple of times, I wish I had had something I could have given to the people around me to help them know how they could help (actually not working against me would have been fine too). I wrote this list so that adoptive parent can have something to hand to their support network. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments below.
