Parent-Child Visits: Managing the Challenges, Reaping the Rewards

By |2019-10-25T13:17:32-04:00October 15th, 2019|

If you are a foster and kinship care provider, you know visits can also be extremely difficult for everyone involved. When a visit occurs, it is sometimes accompanied by visit-related upheaval in the child’s emotions and behavior, complex scheduling and logistics, and other challenges.

Helping Children with Family Connections

By |2019-10-25T13:17:31-04:00October 15th, 2019|

If children lose the feeling of connectedness with their families, then they may have lost a big piece of their identity and have difficulty answering the question, “Who am I?” Whether children have a lot, a little contact or no contact with birth families, they have dreams and feelings about their families.

Law Provides Children in Foster Care the Right to Visit their Siblings

By |2024-02-20T13:54:45-05:00October 11th, 2017|

Sibling relationships are tremendously important particularly when children face difficult circumstances like foster care. I thank Governor Cuomo for signing this legislation and bringing fairness to our foster care system. This action will lead to stronger relationships and families in communities across the state.

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