Daisy, a 13-year-old living in foster care with her little brother and sister, worried constantly that they would be split up. Daisy liked to dress stylishly and wanted to hang out with other teens, but she felt fiercely protective of …
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Youth Acceptance Project Success Story for an LGBTQ child and their family Bryce’s sex assigned at birth was female, but he always knew he really was a boy. Bryce came out as transgender at the age of 14. His parents …
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Every month is Foster Care Awareness Month at Family Builders! This year’s National Foster Care Month theme is “strengthening relative and kin relationships for children in foster care.” At Family Builders we recognize that these bonds help children and youth …
Read moreA Family Builders Permanency Story AJ was five years old when he first entered the foster care system. Family Builders senior social worker Kevin met AJ at age 14, at his middle school counselor’s office. AJ was very much in …
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