Making Their Birthday Special

Making Their Birthday Special

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets opens with a scene that’s all too familiar for many children and teens in foster care: experiencing an unmemorable, unnoteworthy birthday. On average, foster children have never experienced basic, customary birthday traditions,...
Koppner Adoption Story

Koppner Adoption Story

This month on the Choices for Life blog, we want to feature an amazing adoption story. Mike and Lynn Koppner started as Choices for Life Therapeutic Foster Parents and recently adopted the child that they had been fostering for over a year. They never thought that...
Why It’s Important to Break the Stigma

Why It’s Important to Break the Stigma

  Before we start this blog, we want to address a trigger warning for talk of self harm and suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing these issues, please do not hesitate to reach out to a professional. If it is an emergency, please call 911.  ...