Kaleb finds hope to help him out of crisis
Kaleb enjoys sports, fishing, and being outdoors. He dreams of going to trade school to become a welder. Kaleb lived with his grandparents while his mother struggled with substance use, and his father refused to provide care. His inability to regulate his emotions & recognize the impacts of his aggressive behavior led him into DHSS […]
Henry transforms with love, stability and support of Foster Care Parents
Henry is an energetic 3 year old who just wanted attention and love. Henry and his younger half-sibling were removed from their mother for severe neglect as she’d locked them in a room with no contact with people. In their first two months, they had already been through three placements due to Henry’s extraordinarily high […]
Colin finds a forever home
Colin loves everything about music – listening to music, playing music and making up tunes on almost anything that can make a sound. This love has been a key tool in his treatment and coping skills. Colin has been in DSS custody for over three years – removed from his mother into foster care due […]
Ms Guzman finds motivation in Family Education classes
Ms. Guzman is a busy young mom, striving to improve things for her two children – four year old whom she shares custody with the child’s father, and an infant for whom she has full custody. Ms. Guzman works full-time and was struggling to balance work and childcare; DSS referred Ms. Guzman to our Family […]
Ms. Parker develops better parenting skills
Ms. Parker is a single mom of an eighteen month old son. She is back at school to finish her GED with the goal of building a secure future for them both. She was required to attend the Nurturing Parent Program by Youth & Family Services to learn positive parenting techniques as part of the […]
Kaylie thrives with Friends of the Children – Charlotte
Kaylie loves gymnastics, being active and having fun. She has found school challenging, and it has only become a bigger issue since the pandemic and virtual learning as Kaylie does not receive much assistance with her schoolwork at home. Kaylie and her parents live with her grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and cousin. Her parents were teen […]