Recently, community members came together to purchase an American Girl doll for a youth in our Treatment Foster Care program. Due to their frequent moves, the child had lost their…
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If you have ever given thought to becoming a foster parent, the time to explore is now! Spurwink’s Treatment Foster Care program works with families from Bangor to Kittery and…
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Is foster care a revolving door? Deb and Ted Marlowe say no! They have been a resource family for foster children the past 16 years. In that time, they have…
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Engaging young people in all aspects of permanency planning and helping them maintain meaningful connections with family and other support systems while in out-of-home care supports the development of leadership…
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Reunification. It’s a word many foster parents worry about—how will we cope when the children placed with us leave? Foster parents Tom and Lori McElwain understand and support reunification, citing…
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By Michelle Eppinger My daughter asked if we could take in foster children. My parents fostered when I was young. I have a friend who had a horrible experience as…
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The community can truly make a difference for children in care. Many businesses are displaying portraits of children awaiting an adoptive family, portraits taken by volunteer photographers, to help draw…
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Explore becoming a foster parent Consider becoming a respite provider Ask us for rack cards to display or distribute Have us write a short article for your employee newsletter Share…
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By Jaynelle Smith, Treatment Foster Care Coordinator Brenda and Russell Gordon started taking care of their grandchildren in 2014 when it became clear that the children’s parents were unable to…
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Lisa and Randy Goodrich, center, with sons Matthew age 30 and Justin age 28(in uniform) Lisa and Randy Goodrich became foster parents over thirteen years ago. In that time they…
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