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Done fostering? Maybe. Done engaging? Never.

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on October 18, 2017 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

Seven years, six placements, three adoptions, four kiddos we’ve provided respite care for … these are the numbers that reflect our time as foster parents. Yet our time in foster care is so much more than just numbers. Our time … Continue reading →

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Understanding your worth as a foster parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on April 26, 2017 by Charonne GaniereJuly 22, 2019

My family has been engaging in foster care for over six years. With each child who has entered our home, we have had new things to learn. We’ve needed to learn about that child’s experience and background so we can … Continue reading →

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Foster care broke us in the best kind of way

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on April 7, 2017 by Charonne GaniereJuly 22, 2019

My family and I have been fostering for seven years. We have seen kiddos come and go, and some stay forever. Foster care has changed us in ways we imagined it would and … Continue reading →

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Finding the motivation to continue being a foster parent

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on February 4, 2017 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

Being a foster parent has been one of the best things I have ever done with my life. It has opened my eyes and changed who I am. It has changed how my family looks, and how we love and … Continue reading →

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Adopting our daughter and giving her a forever family

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on October 27, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

Almost a year ago we adopted our daughter, the girl who had been a part of our family for nearly four  years. She came to us as a teeny tiny, vulnerable baby girl, and has grown into a slightly larger, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Foster Care & adoption | Tagged Adoption, Foster Care, Foster to adopt, National Adoption Day, Volunteer

Saying “Yes” to foster care brought us places we never imagined

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on October 13, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

Six years ago, our family said “Yes” to foster care having no idea where it would lead us. What started for us as a hope to adopt became a deeper understanding of the need and … Continue reading →

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Adoption comes from a sad situation, but represents hope for the future

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on July 18, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

It was spring 2011 when our first foster child was brought to our home. Over the years that followed, our hearts grew and broke in ways we never anticipated. We went into foster care hoping that we would get the … Continue reading →

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Adoptions weren’t planned, but they make our family complete

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on June 20, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

In just a few weeks, we will be adopting our third child in two years. Let me just say that three years ago, this was not in our plans at all. We had this beautiful girl who had been in … Continue reading →

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Showing grace on my foster son’s 1st birthday

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on February 15, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

My foster son just celebrated his first birthday! I have held him in the midst of sleepless nights, rocked him when he was sick, fed him his first foods  and have watched him meet milestones. He has his own room in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Foster Care & adoption | Tagged biological family, foster, Foster Care, Fostering, reunification

What to say to a foster family

Kid Hero Foster Care and Adoption Blog Posted on January 29, 2016 by Charonne GaniereJanuary 12, 2018

We’ve all experienced those awkward situations where we don’t know what to say and we are at a loss for words. When we find ourselves in those situations, there are a couple ways we respond. Too often we say nothing, or we … Continue reading →

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