Thanks to you 25 children in foster care found safe homes and families to call their own this year. On their behalf, we thank you for giving them a second chance at a happy childhood through adoption. We recently helped 15-year-old Brian connect with his forever family. During his four years in foster care, Brian moved five
National Adoption Awareness Month and National Adoption Day With the turn of the calendar to November, Arms Wide Adoption Services will join other organizations across the country in recognizing National Adoption Awareness Month, as well as National Adoption Day. National Adoption Awareness Month is a nationwide effort to educate the public and prospective parents on
Introduction to My Blog Series My name is Arianne Riebel. I am the Director of Foster Care and Adoption Programs here at Arms Wide Adoption Services. I wanted to write a blog series which walks families through the placement processes for the adoption journey. (Stay tuned for more posts!) Many families are anxious to receive
The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) just wrapped their annual Texas Child Care Administrator’s Conference in San Antonio, where they recognized Rebecca and Chris Wright as Adoptive Parents of the Year. This statewide honor is a way for TACFS to show appreciation for servant-hearted individuals who are trying to protect children and
Our Take on Screen Time Management Based on our analysis of the toolkit below, parental screen time limits are essential. But there needs to be a balance between structuring children’s screen time and allowing them to engage in our technology driven world. There is no magic number for the amount of time a child should
Overview We at the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) are honored to work for and represent child welfare community organizations such as Arms Wide Adoption Services. While the work of our team is diverse, a significant portion of our work revolves around our advocacy efforts, specifically with child welfare stakeholders, state agencies,
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop titled, “A Team Approach to Trauma-Informed Care.” We covered topics like: What is childhood trauma? Are there different types of trauma? What are the effects? We talked about how children who have experienced trauma often have underdeveloped brains. This is because they spend so much time
Disclaimer: These are the confessions of an adoptee through the eyes of a private, closed infant adoption and Arms Wide employee. Arms Wide Adoption Services exclusively works with children in the Texas foster care system who have experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment and are in need of safe and nurturing forever families. If families are
During the months of July and August, Arms Wide Adoption Services is excited to partner with A.D. Players as they present Stuart Little: The Musical. From A.D. Players: “As with all Academy Productions, our educational goal is to partner with a local philanthropic cause to promote awareness for a particular need in the community. The