Public perception would have you believe foster children are all Little Orphan Annies or worse – juvenile delinquents responsible for their situation. What are foster children for a large part of the public? They are a stereotype, a cliché, a character in a movie or a book. But for foster...
Self-esteem is defined as an individual’s sense of worth. When personal value is not solidified, specifically during childhood, it can contribute to insecurity in the future. While most children may have low self-esteem because they feel they are not popular among their peers, children in foster care face a different...
If you want things done right, you've got to do them yourself. Whoever first uttered this age-old adage must have been strong-willed and self-assured because that’s the type of person it takes to stand up to life’s many challenges on your own. Single foster parents know this all too well....
Here at embrella, we devote ourselves to providing support, training and advocacy to meet the special needs of foster, adoptive and kinship families who provide safe, stable and nurturing homes for children in foster care. That’s why when someone, especially a parent, turns around and donates money, we’re moved. It...
Although it is beneficial to have an extra set of hands around when things go awry, single New Jerseyans have been rising to the personal challenge foster care presents – as well as rising to the expectations of thousands of disenfranchised children – for decades. Can a single person become...
More than half of foster children in New Jersey are adopted into families whose head of household is a committed couple. For those couples, the decision to foster and potentially adopt a child depends upon a mutual understanding of the child’s new role in their relationship, as well as their...
National Make A Difference Day, held on the fourth Saturday in October, is a day where millions of Americans unite to do good for others and better lives by volunteering throughout the community. At embrella, we see people who make a difference every day. We call them foster parents. It’s...
It wasn’t too long ago when you were preparing your child in care for a new school year. Now, it’s time to meet with his teachers to discuss his progress. Here are a few parent teacher conference tips for foster parents that we hope will make your life a little...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and while the profile of these types of crimes is at an all-time high, people often forget the children trapped in the middle of these acts. Many children can become victims as they are forced to leave their homes with the emotional and psychological...