Foster Care & Adoption

The idea of providing foster care may be an exciting thought for some, but may bring about feelings of nervousness and discomfort for others. Nexus Family Healing foster parent, Mike Romans, and social worker, Megan Bjone, put those feelings to ease through sharing their stories and experiences in …

There are many myths about becoming foster parents that people believe to be true. Some of these myths may even stop an amazing potential foster family from inquiring because they do not believe they would qualify. We are here today to debunk what tend to be the top five myths of foster care and set …

Foster care seems to be a mystery to many people, with quite a few myths following the name of foster care around. What do you think of that?I think there are so many misperceptions about foster care. It’s important to dispel some of them. For instance, unless you are designated as an emergency …

Sonja Stang, MSW, LCSW Director of Community Relations Taking the first step in becoming a foster parent or learning about adoption can be intimidating. It’s hard to know where to start and who to contact. Sonja Stang, Director of Community Relations, writes about the initial steps to becoming a …