Newsletter

Springtime is Here! It’s April, and the kids are excited about things to do outside in the sun and fresh air. It doesn’t have to cost money to do something fun. Here are a few ideas: It isn’t always about what you do; it is usually just that you do it together. The children we…

March is National Social Work Appreciation Month! Social Work Appreciation Month is here! TFI invites you to join us as we celebrate our social workers! Tell your worker you appreciate them this month, as we know they deserve it! WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH Kansas Care Provider of the Month Ashlee and Earl…

Help Us Find More People Like YOU! If you haven’t seen this already, the Marketing Team at TFI is asking our beloved foster parents to take a quick survey so that we can find more lovely foster parents JUST LIKE YOU! To find folks as lovely as you, we need to find out a little…

Saying “Goodbye” to a Child in Foster Care There are so many positives in the overall fostering experience, but it also comes with several unique challenges. One such challenge is the often inevitable issue of saying goodbye to a foster child. Unlike adoption, fostering often comes with an ending point; either as a child ages…

The Holidays in Foster Care Prepare the foster youth in your care for the holidays in your home. Have a discussion with them about your family’s holiday customs. Do you celebrate over multiple days, or is there one “main” celebration? Are there religious customs? Will gifts be exchanged? What should they wear? Who will they…

A Day to Celebrate November is National Adoption Month, and in honor of that, we would love to share an adoption story we collected this month…. Morgan and Brayden Fisher were in foster care for a total of 2,552 days. They were officially adopted together by Jason and Kelsey Stock. The Stock’s have three biological…

Ten Halloween Safety Tips Halloween is just around the corner and hopefully you have your costumes picked out! Before your night of trick-or-treating fun, consider these safety tips! 1. Never let your kids go inside a home to accept candy. 2. If your child’s costume requires a sword or weapon, make sure they know not to swing…

Self Care Tips for Foster Parents Are you a foster parent in the trenches of foster care and feeling worn out? Use these self care tips for foster parents to keep yourself going strong and able to care for your foster child. Foster care is challenging for the entire family, especially the foster parents who are the daily…

Helping Your Kids With Holidays & Birthdays As foster parents, it can sometimes be easy to understand why birthdays and holidays would be difficult for foster children. While these children are in a safe, stable environment for the holidays, many of their childhoods were not filled with gifts and celebration. Providing a positive, open environment…

New Perk for TFI Foster Parents Building lasting memories with family and friends helps you recharge. TFI wants to help this be possible and more affordable for our foster families. This month we have  been approved to extend a benefit that can help make traveling and having family fun days more affordable for our foster families….