Tag: host homes for foster children
Ready to Open Your Heart? Become a Host Home Foster Parent
Have you ever considered opening your heart and home to a child who needs a loving environment? Becoming a Host Home foster parent through RISE Services, Inc. Oregon may be your next great calling. Host Homes provide loving, stable environments for children living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Does this spark your interest? Let’s […]
5 Ways to Help Foster Children Transition to a New School
For foster children, especially those with intellectual, developmental, and behavioral disabilities, a new school represents yet another change in a life that might already be full of upheaval. It is essential to provide them with stability and reassurance as they adapt to these new surroundings. At RISE Services, Inc. Oregon, we understand the unique hurdles […]
The State of Foster Care in Oregon
May is National Foster Care Month, a time that is set aside to acknowledge and appreciate those who have made a difference in the lives of foster children. Because of foster parents, family members, mentors, child welfare professionals, and many others, foster children are able to live in stable and caring family settings while their […]
Setting Goals with Foster Children for the New Year
The start of the new year is a great time to think about setting some new goals. We typically only think of adults setting goals like losing weight, reading more, registering for college classes, learning a new skill, and other similar objectives. Goal setting can be a healthy life skill for all children to learn. […]