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Nov. 1, 20195 Things to Never Say to a Foster Youth
5 Things to Never Say to a Foster Youth Five things to never say to a foster youth, it seems simple. But as we approach the holiday season, we come together with people from many backgrounds. Hopefully, some of those people include current and former foster youth. Many of our current staff and interns have…
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Oct. 31, 2019Announcing Schwinn and Together We Rise’s Partnership
Announcing Schwinn and Foster Love - Together We Rise’s Partnership Foster Love - Together We Rise is excited to announce our partnership with Schwinn starting Nov 1, 2019-2020. Because of Schwinn’s commitment to the community, we look forward to all the good work we’ll do together. The following is a press release regarding the partnership. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brea, CA- Schwinn…
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Oct. 29, 2019An Adoption Story: Chosen
An Adoption Story: Chosen An adoption story: chosen. Being adopted is not something that anyone should be ashamed of. Families all look different and that is part of the beauty. We are glad when adoptees reach out to us and share their own personal stories. Today Michael shares his adoption story with us. Failure to…
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Oct. 24, 2019How Are You Preparing for Giving Tuesday?
How Are You Preparing for Giving Tuesday? How are you preparing for Giving Tuesday? This is a real question this season. There are so many different charities and just as many ways to give. Here are our pro-tips on getting ready for the world day of giving. Start with Something Simple The best way to…
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Oct. 20, 2019Team Building Activities with Disney VoluntEAR
Team Building Activities with Disney VoluntEAR We love helping with team building activities with our Disney VoluntEAR friends. Since the recent merger of Fox brands into the Disney family, it was an awesome team build. Who Are Disney VoluntEARS? Disney VoluntEARs are a group of Disney employees from across all of the company brands that…
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Oct. 18, 2019Growing a Family Through Foster Care Adoption
Growing a Family Through Foster Care Adoption Growing a family through foster care adoption is not always a clear journey. Often times when choosing to have a family the best option becomes fostering to adopt. Through a foster adoption family’s pay little to nothing but they do take time. Today we chat with Edward about…
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Oct. 16, 2019Team Building Activities for Work with Danaher
Team Building Activities for Work with Danaher Team building activities for work with our neighbors, Danaher. On the fun rare occasion the Foster Love - Together We Rise gets a fun team building activity with a local company. This October we got to work with our Brea neighbors at Danaher a subsidiary of Beckman Coulter. Who is Danaher?…
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Oct. 9, 2019Paying It Forward with Sweet Cases
Paying It Forward with Sweet Cases How amazing to have someone “pay it forward” with Sweet Cases. (A solution to the trash bag as luggage problem within foster care.) It is even more amazing when it comes from a child who is currently in foster care! Giving Thanks To Those Who Help Learning how to…
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Oct. 8, 2019Giving Back Boxes Are Back!
Giving Back Boxes Are Back! Giving Back Boxes are back! But what in the world is a Giving Back Box? Well, for the last four years Foster Love - Together We Rise has run a Giving Back Box program at the end of each year to help make giving back to your community super easy. No, Really. What…
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Oct. 4, 2019A Birthday Party Turned Into An Assemble and Donate Project
A Birthday Party Turned Into An Assemble and Donate Project A birthday party is an excellent avenue for an assemble and donate project. Many people struggle to find the time or places to host a service project. Birthdays are a great way to get your friends and family involved in your favorite philanthropy. Starting A…
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Oct. 3, 2019Maricopa County is Helping Foster Youth Transition Into Adulthood
Maricopa County is Helping Foster Youth Transition Into Adulthood Maricopa County is helping foster youth transition into adulthood with a new housing initiative. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has agreed to come together and help young adults aging out of foster care. The Foster…
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Oct. 2, 2019Insight on the Foster Care Adoption Process
Insight on the Foster Care Adoption Process When planning to grow your family it is important to gain some insight into the foster care to adoption process. Today we chat with Amanda and learn how her family grew through a foster care adoption. The Path to a Foster Care Adoption Amanda and her husband were…
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Oct. 1, 20195 Things You Need To Know About Socktober
Here are the top 5 think you need to know about Socktober. 1. What is Socktober? You must be wondering, ‘What in the world is Socktober?’ Well, it is a made-up word based on SOCK and OCTOBER. We are using the term to let people know that this October we are dedicating to donating socks…
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Sept. 28, 2019Team Building Activities for Work: Edwards
Team Building Activities for Work: Edwards Lifescience Creating team building activities for work is one of our specialties. Foster Love - Together We Rise recently partnered with Edwards Lifescience for a super fun team building project at work. Who is Edwards Lifescience? Edwards Lifescience’s commitment to maintaining its integrity through honest practices is commendable. Their website explains their origin…
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Sept. 25, 2019Fostering to Adopt Teens
Fostering to Adopt Teens Fostering to adopt teens is not a very common story. Less than 20% of all adoptions are of children 6 and older, so you can imagine that adoption is just a dream for most older kids in care. This week we are featuring Brittany’s fostering to adopt teens story. Brittany is…
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Sept. 24, 2019Disney Days 2019 Recap
Disney Days 2019 Recap Disney Days 2019 has come to an end. It was our largest sibling reunion to date! Even with the new Star Wars land and fall decorations, the entire weekend felt effortless. We can all tip our hats to the TWR team for over planning and helping everything appear seamless. Here is…
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Sept. 23, 2019AppFolio Team Building Community Service Projects
AppFolio Team Building Community Service Projects The AppFolio team building community service projects with Foster Love - Together We Rise is a big hit. This week AppFolio teamed up with Foster Love - Together We Rise to help local kids in foster care. Thanks to this team building community service project 100 skateboards and 200 birthday boxes benefited Santa Barbara youth…
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Sept. 21, 2019How To Help Foster Kids: Disney Days
How To Help Foster Kids: Disney Days There are many people who are always asking how they can help foster kids. One of the main ways people can help Foster Love - Together We Rise, a leading nonprofit in the foster care community, is by supporting one of our sibling reunification events like Disney Days. What are Disney…
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Sept. 18, 2019An International Adoption Story
An International Adoption Story An international adoption story can be many things but for most, it is a love story. A story full of ups and downs, one that can come with a fight long fight but ultimately love conquers all. This week Foster Love - Together We Rise chats with Natasja about her international adoption. Q. How…
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Sept. 14, 2019Volunteering to Help Children in Foster Care
Volunteering to Help Children in Foster Care Volunteering to help children in foster care is what we do. Thankfully we have a wonderful group of people who love volunteering to help children. This month we hosted two in-house volunteering events at our Brea, CA headquarters. Six Flags Backpack Prep Because we are an indirect provider…
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