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The need for foster care continues to grow each year. Unfortunately, this growth means the number of children needing care out of home. In just a six month period (1/2019-6/2019), the number of children in foster or kinship care ( also termed “out of home care”) increased from 13, 782 children to 14, 205 childrenContinue reading “Social Media and National Communication”

So far we have discussed important elements in creating effective writing within the foster care system. Discourse communities are groups of people that share a commonality in a particular interest, hobby, belief, or cause, and have a particular way of communicating within that group. Foster care community discourses may involve foster parents, DCS employees, legalContinue reading “Understanding subject matter and audience”

When writing for specific groups, or discourse communities, many considerations should be taken into account to make your writing original, interesting, and worth reading. What is a discourse community? A “discourse community” is a group of individuals bound by a common interest who communicate through approved channels and whose discourse is regulated (Porter). Several differentContinue reading “Writing for the Foster Care Community”

Children’s laughter is one of most beautiful sounds in the world. Unfortunately, there are thousands of Arizona children that have lived with neglect, abuse, or abandonment that results in separation from their families. This creates feelings of uncertainty, sadness, fear, and anger. As families work toward reunifying, visits together are organized during the week toContinue reading “Kids are the word”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”