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Holidays can be a wonderful time of the year, but for many of us it can also be a very challenging time. Well, this year has proven to be especially difficult in so many ways so iFoster wanted to spread some holiday cheer! We’ve come up with a list of events, shows,...

The Great iFoster Bake Off! (no baking required) On December 18, 2020 nearly 800 enthusiastic foster youth “bakers” participating from 13 different states took part in the first-ever Great iFoster Bake Off! Registrants were sent a free Pop-Tart Holiday House kit with...

The need to embrace a new normal cannot be overstated. People of all ages and backgrounds are embracing some form of drastic change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s more important than ever that people — especially young adults — find stability wherever possible....

The state of foster care is constantly changing and evolving. No two years — or even months — are exactly the same because there are constant developments that affect the institution and how the system operates. Let’s take a broad look at the current standing of the...

The foster care system is meant to provide a temporary arrangement in which trained caregivers, including kinship or relative caregivers, provide for the care of a child when their biological parent(s) are unable to care for them. While living with a foster family,...

Learn more about the educational resources that are available in the iFoster portal. These remote learning resources can help students study, practice skills, and learn new ones. If you don’t have access to the iFoster portal, become a member today for free. Take...

Students and families across the country are needing to embrace a new normal for the 2020-2021 school year. Not only is the world around us different, but the immediate four walls are a different scenery than we’re used to seeing during back-to-school season. Whether...

Back-to-school season is upon us, and while it looks very different for most, there are steps we can take to still feel prepared in the new normal. We’re walking you through the steps necessary to optimize your at-home technology for remote learning as one piece in a...