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Five Things Every Child Needs to Hear

Leslie Reprogle — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 04:16:20 +0000

Our words have power Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. –Proverbs 16:24 A person’s words can be life-giving water; words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook. –Proverbs 18:4 “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” […]

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Back-to-School Tips for Foster Parents

Leslie Reprogle — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:52:29 +0000

Back-to-School Tips for Foster Parents It’s that time of year again – families are starting to get ready for summer to end and school to begin. Preparing to switch gears from the lazy, unstructured days of summer to the more defined routine of the school year can cause stress for kids. Many foster children, especially […]

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Before You Foster…

Leslie Reprogle — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:46:39 +0000

Parenting requires a great deal of time and energy. Having a healthy marriage is foundational for parenting in general, but even more so for foster parenting. Couples should do careful self-assessment before becoming foster parents. Evaluate your communication and conflict management skills. Explore “hot spots,” issues that surface often when you argue or have a […]

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Celebrating Foster Care Awareness

Leslie Reprogle — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 08:14:33 +0000

Celebrating Foster Care Awareness 8 ways to get involved May was National Foster Care Awareness Month in the United States, where there are close to 400,000 children in the system at any given time. More than 100,000 of them need adoptive families. While there are thousands of foster families who provide care to […]

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Foster Care and the Coronavirus Crisis

Leslie Reprogle — Wed, 27 May 2020 01:20:23 +0000

Foster children, like the rest of us, want to be held close and reassured by their loved ones. For them, many old feelings of loneliness and isolation and emotional trauma have been rekindled while in “shelter-in-place” away from their friends and families.

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May is National Foster Care Month

Leslie Reprogle — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:54:48 +0000

May is National Foster Care Month. While we most definitely appreciate those of you who’ve answered the call to be foster parents ALL year, it’s important for the rest of us to understand why May is such an important month.

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Talking To Children About Coronavirus and Saving Your Sanity At Home

Leslie Reprogle — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:46:18 +0000

Whether you’ve been talking to your children about Coronavirus for several weeks, or you're just starting, there’s never been a better moment for you and your family to turn a bad situation into a special time than right now. Hang in there moms and dads, we're with you.

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Change A Child’s Life: The Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit

Leslie Reprogle — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:53:24 +0000

Reduce your state tax liability and change a child's life today by donating to Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona and utilizing the Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit.

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Fostering Children of Color

Leslie Reprogle — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:36:49 +0000

If you are fostering, or intend to foster a child of color, here are a few things you can do to cultivate a positive individual and cultural identity for them.

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Adoption Statistics

Leslie Reprogle — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 19:55:42 +0000

While we certainly believe in sharing personal stories of adoption and foster care, we also believe it’s important to go to the numbers to get some further perspective. Let’s review some adoption statistics.

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