The Art of Trauma-Informed Care

May is foster care awareness month, and this year, I'd like to increase awareness about the foster care system and how it ties into other...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women who have made—and are making—history. Foster care is associated with many...

These fast facts might change your perspective on the foster care system. Most people in the US don’t have a solid understanding of the...

Whether we’re talking about improving performance at work or raising children, resilience is a hot topic that everyone wants to learn...

Adoption is a common family planning tool, and foster care is often overlooked in favor of adoption. However, foster care is a viable...

The foster care system in the United States is broken. More often than not, the system actively harms those it seeks to protect. There...

The foster care system is meant to provide temporary care for children whose families are unable to care for them. While it can be a...

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Chefalo family has taken a lot of trips over the past few years for...

Six years ago, our family gave up Christmas! That's right, we gave it all up: no tress, no decorations, no fancy ham dinner and...

I try really hard on this blog to bring you thoughts and ideas that you might not have heard before. I try to speak not only from my...

Did you know nearly 50% of foster children end up incarcerated within two years of aging out of the foster care system? During her nearly...

Sorry I’ve been silent. I’ve been brooding, angry over the system, policies and government. I find it is best that I don’t write when I’m...

Shenandoah Chefalo is back, continuing on for those who can’t find their voice. Welcome to the 62nd episode of Giving Back Insights, my...

Last year at this time, I received a private Facebook message from an individual who was struggling. She was a professional who was...

Most people are familiar with the horror stories associated with our foster care system. Our guest for this program, Ms. Shenandoah...

Shenandoah Chefalo, author of "Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir," calls attention to a failing American foster care system. You can listen...

I was recently asked to be on the Incarcerate US podcast that is hosted by Dante Nottingham, an inmate who has been locked up since the...

When I speak to audiences, I often end my keynote with an exercise: I ask you to begin to notice the strangers seated around you. The...

Today we welcomed Shenandoah Chefalo, author of the memoir “Garbage Bag Suitcase,” talking about some of the failings of the foster care...

First Step: The SPCA In the early part of the 1800s, Henry Bergh created The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) which p