Fostering a Teenager

Fostering a Teenager

It is heartbreaking to see the number of teenagers in the foster care system that age out without ever having a family to call their own. As a teen in the system, you have a much better understanding of your situation and what you were put through than a child. Many...
Don’t Walk Away

Don’t Walk Away

When faced with a difficult situation, people tend to respond in similar ways. They often prefer to stay in the dark, blissfully ignorant to the world’s problems. They are scared to burden their hearts with the knowledge of what’s truly happening- in fear that...
Loving & Accepting the Biological Parents

Loving & Accepting the Biological Parents

It is no secret to those in the foster care world; we know that the biological parents of the kids in need are usually in a bad place. They have a past that led them astray and caused them to abandon their children when they needed them the most. As the people saving...
Creating a Space That’s Their Own

Creating a Space That’s Their Own

Think back to when you were a child, and try to remember how excited you were about having your own “big kid room,” as you grew older. You loved having a special place to play with all your toys, read your books and likely even had an idea or two about the way you...
There’s Something You Can Do RIGHT NOW

There’s Something You Can Do RIGHT NOW

“A Place to Stay” provides community-changing involvement opportunities for individuals, corporations, donors & sponsors, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations. Every child in the foster care system deserves a loving family. The primary goal of “A Place to...