Hello! Welcome to the NEW LSI blog that will be all things foster care/respite/adoption and everything in between. My name is Anne Peters and I am a Licensed Marriage and...
Over the last year, we have learned that we are stronger together. Our communities were resilient in the face of every hardship. And our human services workforce across the state...
At LSI, our top priority is ensuring high quality care for the children and families we are privileged to serve. LSI Foster Care and Adoption leaders have had recent detailed...
Children have been referred into foster care more than 600 times this year in western Iowa alone. They enter foster care through no fault of their own, and there is...
November is National Adoption Month. At LSI Foster Care and Adoption, we’re busy celebrating and thanking the many families who are providing kids with loving forever homes. This month, we’re...
Children are placed in foster care through no fault of their own. Most children enter foster care when their birth parents are not able to care for them appropriately, which...
If you haven’t been exposed to foster care, you might think that the best thing for children is for them to be “rescued” from their bad environment and removed from...
When families decide to become licensed foster parents, many choose to open their homes solely to younger children. And while these families are providing critical care to hundreds of the...
There are plenty of reasons you might talk yourself out of considering foster care. “I don’t own a home.” “I already have kids or pets.” “I’m too busy.” “I have...
When children are placed in foster care, their whole world is turned upside down. They are forced to say goodbye to their family, their friends, and their school. The tangible,...
