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Katharine's avatar

Thank you for this, so insightful and compassionate and inspiring! Someone I used to work with now runs a nonprofit (in the UK) that supports people to foster. She and the young person she has been fostering since her early 20s were recently featured on the news - hopefully this link works - and she also helped set up the first UK big brothers big sisters programme ❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/activity:7307421586666496000

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Lisa Sibbett's avatar

Oh my gosh, this news clip is so wonderful! I am super curious about the foster care systems in other countries and I really appreciate your sharing this. It seems like the Weekender set up is such a good idea.

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Elise's avatar

Thank you thank you for this!! There are not that many ~~really good~~ and realistic stories out there about the system and the complex tradeoffs you have to make to do what's best for kids and families in foster care. I'm an lgbtq foster mom and am so grateful for this representation ❤️❤️❤️

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Lisa Sibbett's avatar

Thank you so much for reading, Elise! I'm really glad you found this post and I hope it helps you feel a little bit more seen and supported!

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Kayleen Pritchard's avatar

My friend Sarah Sentilles wrote “ Stranger Care” about her and her husband’s experiences with foster care. It is a thoughtful look at what our systems support and don’t support in this very complicated form of caring for children. A very worthy read.

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