Foster Care

Late September, Arrow Child and Family Ministries’ Beaumont Office unveiled its new play therapy room to the public. The space is already proving to be a hallmark of change to the youth Arrow serves. At the time of the unveiling, the room still needed decorating and final touches, but the most important pieces were in place. Throughout the room there ...

Arrow’s Senior Vice President of Texas Programs, Carolyn Bishop, took a virtual trip to London as she joined Simon Benn, host of the Thriving Adoptees podcast, to discuss the world of foster care. Bishop explored what it means to function in life as we are firing on all cylinders. “In child welfare it evolves and changes it seems every day ...

The Arrow Center for Education in Hunt Valley looks a lot brighter today, thanks to an incredible outpouring of community support. On June 27, volunteers, staff and partners rolled up their sleeves for Arrow’s inaugural Day of Service, successfully helping the school have a refreshed, sensory-friendly environment. Teams spent the day painting separate areas, replacing worn walls with the new ...

For Adrianna Stamps and her husband, the path to foster care began through heartache after experiencing four pregnancy losses tied to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Hesitant to undergo further fertility treatments, the couple began discussing fostering to adopt. While they initially struggled to reach a consensus, a phone call from a family friend invited them to an orientation meeting, setting ...

When Nathan and Kayla Buchanan talk about their decision to open their home to children in need, they point to a core set of values that guided them long before they received their first official placement. For Kayla Buchanan, children were a non-negotiable part of her future, no matter if they were biologically hers or not. When she met Nathan ...

Shanda and Julius Karow did not set out to become foster parents. When the couple completed their licensing paperwork 14 years ago with Arrow Child and Family Ministries, they intended to operate strictly as an adoptive home. Fourteen years later, the Karows have opened their home to 28 children, ranging from newborns to a 19-year-old mother who had a child ...

Arrow Child and Family Ministries’ Associate Vice President of Capacity Scott Batson and Director of Kinship Leah Wilson will represent the organization on a nationwide stage as featured panelists for the Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network. The national webinar, titled “The Role of Private Child Welfare Agencies in Kin-Specific Licensing and Supports,” is Thursday, July 16 at 1 p.m. The panel will feature ...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently selected Arrow Child and Family Ministries’ Senior Vice President of Maryland Programs Jennifer McGlothlin-Renault to serve as one of four providers nationwide on a panel at the High Acuity Youth Roundtable in Washington, D.C.  Convened by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the June ...

(Names have been altered to protect the identity of the youth involved in this story.) June marks National Reunification Month, a time to highlight the ultimate goal of foster care. In Texas, the primary mission of the foster care system is to safely return youth to their biological families by supporting parents and relatives as they build a safe, stable ...

The Lubbock Interagency Adoption Council rolled out the red carpet for Region 1 foster families at its Annual Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner, celebrating the extraordinary individuals who open their hearts and homes to children in need. Among this year’s standout honorees were Arrow Treatment Foster Parent's, Pat Johnson and Alan White. The couple received two major accolades at the event: ...