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Tips to Fight the Flu

Fighting the flu starts with you! To keep yourself and your family healthy this season, check out the latest tips from the CDC.

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Managing Stress in the Delivery of Kinship Care

Why Self-Care Is Crucial for Caseworkers and Caregivers Alike Human-services professionals often hear phrases like, “Care for yourself so you can care for others.” Delivering exemplary kinship care services means recognizing…

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A Value for Family: 25 Years in 25 Quotes

A Second Chance, Inc., founder, president and CEO Dr. Sharon McDaniel has documented her story time and again to show what a lifetime commitment to family and kinship care looks like….

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Kinship in Action: The McCleery Story

Throughout its 25 years of programming, A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) has always paid special attention to the needs of older youth, many lingering in congregate care settings. In 2012,…

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Meeting LGBTQIA+ Youth in Care Where They Are

LGBTQIA+ people and allies all over the world are marking this 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.  In June of 1969, a police riot at the Stonewall Wall Inn in…

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African Americans Who Strengthen the Fabric of Child Welfare

Throughout African-American history, quilts have been more than decorative pieces of fabric stitched together by the community or one pair of nimble hands. Many are created out of necessity—to warm, shelter,…

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