Meet Edwin – A Wellroot Scholarship Recipient
The Wellroot Family Services Scholarship Program recognizes students for their community service, academic performance, and demonstrated leadership and participation in school. In the 2020-2021 award year, over 4,400 students from
5 Ways You Can Partner with a Birth Parent Whose Children are in Foster Care
In 2018, over 15,000 Georgia children were placed in foster care, marking a 60% increase from 2014. Regardless of the factors in play, causing this spike in numbers, it’s important to remember
5 Reasons Why Reunification Can Be Best for Children in Foster Care
Are you a foster parent in Georgia? If you are, you know what it’s like to actively seek out what’s best for the child and their well-being. You know the
Five Stress-Relief Tactics for the School Year
This social-distanced summer taught all of us to welcome the unprecedented with open arms. Now, as the 2020-2021 school year begins, it brings with it another layer of COVID-related tension.
How to Be the Best First-Time Foster Parent – Part Two
Although it’s an immensely rewarding experience, fostering doesn’t come without its challenges. The many families and individuals who have walked the path before you won’t say that it’s easy —
How to Be the Best First-Time Foster Parent – Part One
Although it’s an immensely rewarding experience, fostering doesn’t come without its challenges. The many families and individuals who have walked the path before you won’t say that it’s easy —