This April, Bloom will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its annual fundraising gala, the Bloom Ball, which benefits Georgia’s foster children. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 27, at 6 p.m. and, for the first time, will be held at the Georgia Aquarium.
On August 18th and 19th, 2023 the Bloom Closet Express embarked on a momentous journey to Rabun County, Georgia. This marked our first visit to this region, where we had the incredible opportunity to serve not only the local community but also six surrounding counties. Our mission was clear – to provide support and resources to foster families and bring joy into the lives of their children.
The Bloom Closet Express recently embarked on its first journey to the Rabun County, Georgia region. We were able to serve the local community and six surrounding counties, supporting foster families and bringing joy into the lives of their children.
While children of all ages have struggled to catch up academically, children in the foster care system have been inordinately impacted by these educational challenges. This leaves Georgia foster parents asking the question, “how do I help my foster child succeed in school?”
After the COVID pandemic, schools are still grappling with the profound impact the last few years have had on the education system. Children in foster care have been especially impacted by these educational challenges. Here’s how to help those kids succeed.
There are many wonderful elements of the world of foster parenting, and one is the fact that foster parents choose to enter this role for a variety of different reasons. People will be spurred toward becoming a foster parent by several different motivations, and these allow many children who otherwise wouldn’t receive a loving, supporting environment to get the care they need.
People become foster parents for a variety of different reasons. All of these motivations allow many children who otherwise wouldn’t receive a loving, supporting environment to get the care they need.
Like any other child of varying age ranges, foster children may act out or behave poorly from time to time during their care. However, some of the underlying reasons that speak to regular difficult behavior from foster children may be different than for typical children, and it’s important for foster parents to be cognizant of this and factor it into their thinking.
While the holidays are typically thought of as a warm and bright time of the year, especially for children, there are some cases where this is a more difficult period for foster children. As a foster parent, however, there are several approaches you can take to make this a fun, inviting season rather than something that brings up bad thoughts or memories.
As many parents are well aware, sibling rivalries are a common occurrence among some kids within the same family. This same theme also applies for foster children and foster families — but it may be visible in different ways, and may require a few different basic strategies for how to handle it (along with some similar ones).
